\r\ninteractive google population comparison chart<\/a>,\r\nyou can see\r\nin the 3-6,000 range:\r\nAdel, Ashburn, and Lakeland.\r\n\r\n14-20,000:\r\nAmericus,\r\nBrunswick,\r\nMoultrie,\r\nThomasville,\r\nTifton,\r\nand\r\nWaycross.\r\n
\r\n55-60,000: Auburn and Valdosta.\r\n
\r\n67-80,000: Albany, Dothan, and Warner Robins.\r\n
\r\n125-145,000: Gainesville, FL and Savannah, GA.\r\n
\r\n185-200,000: Tallahasee and Columbus.\r\n
\r\nThen we get into big cities like Jacksonville, Montgomery, Birmingham, Orlando,\r\nTampa, and Atlanta.\r\nBut those are all far away.\r\nJacksonville is the closest, at more than 100 miles by road.\r\n
\r\nThis is many things need to start in Valdosta and Lowndes County:\r\nthis is where the resources are to start them.\r\n
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<\/a>\r\nAlbany to the northwest actually has more people than Valdosta, but Dougherty County\r\nhas fewer than Lowndes County.\r\nBeyond Albany it’s Columbus and then Auburn is about the same size as Valdosta.\r\n![\"History](\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3680\/10946797583_d960f7a63b_z.jpg\")
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