McRae, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 McRae-Helena City Hall | |
 Location in Telfair County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°3′52″N 82°53′54″W / 32.06444°N 82.89833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Telfair |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.3 sq mi (11.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,740 |
| • Density | 1,322/sq mi (510.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31055 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-49084[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0317973[2] |
| Website | mcrae-helena |
McRae was a city in and the county seat[3] of Telfair County, Georgia, United States. It was designated as the seat in 1871, after being established the previous year as a station on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. Upon the city's merger with adjacent Helena in 2015, the new county seat is the combined city of McRae-Helena.
As of the 2010 census, McRae had a population of 5,740,[4] up from 2,682 at the 2000 census, due largely to expansion of the city limits to incorporate the area and prison population of the McRae Correctional Institution, a privately owned and operated prison under contract to the federal government. The prison is a low-security facility holding adult males; it is owned and operated by CoreCivic.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McRae city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2014.