Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley and Sumter counties and had a combined population of 36,966 at the 2000 census.
Southeast
Americus
Sumter County, GA
Population
16,020
Walk Score
74 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$806
Median home value
$117,900
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Americus Historic District · listed 1976
- Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1979
- Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic District · listed 1997
- Teel-Crawford-Gaston Plantation · listed 2004
- Third District A & M School-Georgia Southwestern College Historic District · listed 2007
Notable landmarks
- Campbell Chapel AME Church · listed 1997
- Dismuke Storehouse · listed 1996
- Guerry-Mitchell House · listed 1983
- Liberty Hall · listed 1980
- Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue · listed 1996
- McBain, Newman, House · listed 1980
- New Corinth Baptist Church · listed 1998
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