Americus
city in Sumter County, Georgia, USA
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Summary
Americus is a city in the United States[1]. Americus ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sumter County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: municipality of Georgia[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Miyoshi[6]
- Postal code: 31709[7], 31719[8]
- Commons category: Americus, Georgia[9]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[10]
- Local dialing code: 229[11]
- Official website: http://www.cityofamericus.net/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Americus, Georgia[13]
- Population: 17,041[14], 16,230[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], New International Encyclopedia[17]
- Capital of: Sumter County[18]
- Official name: Americus[19]
- Category for people born here: Q32651078[20]
- Number of households: 6236[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Americus, Georgia[22]
- Different from: Americus[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 146 m[24]
- Area: 29.789894 km²[25], 29.681519 km²[26]
- Water as percent of area: 1.9063 percent[27]
- Territory overlaps: Americus urban area[28]
- Per capita income: 19,516 US dollars[29]
Why It Matters
Americus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Americus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]