Here’s yet another abandoned rural store, this one called “Pretoria Station” in Dougherty County, which is home to the county seat of Albany.
Dougherty County is home to almost 93,000 people, according to 2013 U.S. Census estimates. Two-thirds of residents are black, with 30 percent being white. An estimated 30.6 people live in poverty, according to Census figures. The story is the same for Albany, where all but 17,000 of the county’s residents live. But the poverty rate is higher — 34.2 percent, about twice what is Georgia’s state average.
- Census information on Albany and Dougherty County.
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