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The city was originally named Wellston, which was nothing more than a train stop for local farmers. During World War II, in order to secure a military base, it was renamed after General Augustine Warner Robins . It was founded in the late 1940s and survived a direct strike from an F4The Fujita scale rates a tornado's intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures. It was introduced in 1971 by T. Theodore Fujita of the University of Chicago who developed the scale together with Allan Pearson, head of the Forecast Center tornadoFor other uses of Tornado, see Tornado (disambiguation). waterspout near Florida. A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. The word "tornado" comes from the Spanish or Portuguese verb tornar meaning "to turn. in AprilApril is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. Derived from the Latin aprilis either from the Latin word aperire which means "to open", probably referring to growing plants in spring, or from the Etruscan name Apru for Aphr 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl. The city is nicknamed the "International City"; this comes from the number of people that live here from all over the world brought together by nearby Robins AFB.
Warner Robins is located at 32°36'31" North, 83°38'17" West (32.608720, -83.638027) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 59.2 km˛ (22.9 mi˛). 58.9 km˛ (22.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 48,804 people, 19,550 households, and 13,078 families residing in the city. The population density is 827.9/km˛ (2,143.9/mi˛). There are 21,688 housing units at an average density of 367.9/km˛ (952.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 62.50% White, 32.09% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. 3.80% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 19,550 households out of which 34.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% are married couples living together, 16.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% are non-families. 28.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.03.
In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $38,401, and the median income for a family is $44,217. Males have a median income of $33,030 versus $24,855 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,121. 13.2% of the population and 11.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.5% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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