Bibb City, Georgia
Bibb City was a city in west-central Georgia, United States. It had been the company town of the Bibb Manufacturing Company in Muscogee County, and had a population of 510 in its last official U.S. census (2000). The entire city area, consisting of historic Columbus Mill and the associated mill village owned by the company, is now part of the consolidated city-county of Columbus. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Bibb City Historic District.
Bibb City, Georgia | |
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Location of Bibb City, Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′5″N 84°59′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Muscogee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 648 |
| • Density | 3,064.9/sq mi (1,183.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 13-07864 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331158 |
Bibb City Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Chattahoochee River, Woodland Cir., 2nd Ave. and 35th St., Bibb City, Georgia |
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| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Blair, Algernon; et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000037 |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2010 |
Bibb City was incorporated in 1909 as a city surrounding—and managed by—the Bibb Manufacturing Company, which operated a textile mill there. The mill closed in 1998. The city dissolved its charter two years later, on December 7, 2000, because it lacked the necessary funding to continue city operations. Bibb City was then formally annexed by Columbus. In September 2006, Bibb City was nominated as a historic district for the National Register of Historic Places by Georgia's State Historic Preservation Officer. On February 14, 2010, the national designation was approved for the Bibb City Historic District, and it was listed in the NRHP.