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Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 4,400. The city is the county seat of Appling County. Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad being built through Appling County in 1870. Originally, it was a railroad depot known as Station Number 7, but it soon was named Baxley (after one of the community’s first settlers, William Baxley of North Carolina).
Baxley is located at 31°46′31″N 82°20′51″W / 31.77528°N 82.3475°W / 31.77528; -82.3475 (31.775152, -82.347520). Baxley is approximately 42 miles (67 km) E of Douglas, Georgia and 47 miles (75 km) N of Waycross, Georgia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,150 people, 1,567 households, and 1,048 families residing in the city. The population density was 580.7 people per square mile (224.1/km²). There were 1,866 housing…
