Buena Vista
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city and county seat of Marion County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Marion
- Total
- 3.27 sq mi (8.48 km )
- Land
- 3.22 sq mi (8.34 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 719 ft (219 m)
- Density
- 492.4/sq mi (190.11/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-11728
- Gnis feature id
- 0354903
- Website
- https://www.cityofbuenavista.org/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Battle of Buena Vista
- Official name
- Buena Vista
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Marion County
- Population
- 1585
- Area
- 8.529308
- Elevation
- 219
- Capital of
- Marion County
- Image
- Buena Vista, GA.JPG
- Households
- 771
- Dialing code
- 229
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- Commons category
- Buena Vista, Georgia
- postal code
- 31803
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Buena Vista, Georgia
- water as percent of area
- 1.6622
- per capita income
- 19898
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Encyclopedic overview
Buena Vista (/ˌbjuːnə ˈvɪstə/ BEW-nə VIS-tə) is a city in Marion County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 1,585 at the 2020 census, down from 2,173 in 2010. Formerly known as "Pea Ridge", the city changed its name to Buena Vista in honor of Zachary Taylor's victory in the Mexican–American War. The city is the county seat of Marion County. It is the birthplace of baseball legend Josh Gibson and Medal of Honor recipient Luther H. Story.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buena Vista” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.