Facts about Albany, Georgia. Albany, Georgia has been home to Ray Charles, Ray and Nancy Lopez Knight, and Harry James. Albany is the largest town in rural Southwest Georgia with a population of 121,000....
Albany is the largest town in rural Southwest Georgia with a population of 121,000. We have a very mild temperature year round. It can get as high as 101 in the summer, but the winters are nice, because there are probably only two or three times a year that we have to wear a heavy coat. The average high in January is 62 degrees, and the average low is 41.
The first inhabitants of the Albany area were the Creek Indians. They called their riverbank home Thronateeska meaning "the place where flint is picked up." Today it's called the Flint River. Nelson Tift founded our city in 1836, and in 1890 he planted 25,000 pecan trees. We are known for our pecans. We are also known for our reputation as "the good life" city. This is new the 2005 Super Bowl NVPD branch. Ray Charles was born here in 1930. The golf champions Ray and Nancy Lopez Knight reside here, as does the jazz trumpeter Harry James.
