Macon
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Macon is a city in Georgia that has combined its city and county governments into one unified system, located in the area known as Bibb County. This consolidated structure allows for more streamlined local administration across the region it serves.
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Macon (/ˈmeɪkən/ MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River in Central Georgia, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and 165 miles (266 km) northwest of Savannah. Macon's population was 157,346 in the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area, which had 234,802 people in 2020.
Macon was settled in the early 19th century. Voters approved the consolidation of the city of Macon and Bibb County governments in a 2012 referendum. Macon became the state's fourth-largest city (after Augusta) when the merger became official on January 1, 2014.
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