Unadilla is a city in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,118 in 2020. Dooly State Prison is located in the northeast corner of the city.

History

Unadilla is a name derived from the Iroquois language meaning "council place". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Unadilla as a town in 1891. On December 31st 2006 an F2 tornado hit the outskirts of the city. Due to the implementation of the Enhanced Fujita Scale the next day this was the last tornado to be rated using the Fujita scale in the United States.

Geography

Unadilla is located in northern Dooly County at 32.2598°N, -83.73653°W. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Pine Street, leading north 16 mi to Perry and south 13 mi to Vienna, the Dooly County seat. Interstate 75 passes through the west side of Unadilla, with access from Exits 121 and 122. I-75 leads north 43 mi to Macon and south 61 mi to Tifton. Georgia State Route 230 passes through Unadilla as Second Street and Borum Street, leading southwest 11 mi to Byromville and east 18 mi to Hawkinsville.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,118 people, 938 households, and 573 families residing in the city.

Notable events

Since 2017, Unadilla has been home to an annual New Year's Eve event entitled the Hog Drop, an evening celebration to ring in the new year. The event occurs in tandem with the Hog Drop Invitational BBQ competition, hosted and run by Unadilla mayor and BBQ pitmaster Myron Mixon. The event includes live music, fireworks, pig racing, and other family-friendly events. The event culminates in the lowering of a pig-shaped sign at the stroke of midnight, the action of which gives the event its name.

Notable people