vocational school opens a second campus in Macon 1933 - Citizens & Southern National Bank building constructed. 1936 Ocmulgee National Monument established. Farmer's Market built. 1938 - Bibb Theatre in business. 1948 - WIBB radio begins broadcasting. 1949 - Middle Georgia Regional Library headquartered in Macon. 1950 - Population: 70,252. 1952 - Georgia Journal newspaper begins publication. 1953 - WMAZ-TV begins broadcasting. 1955 - "Singer James Brown records his first single 'Please Please Please' at the studio of WIBB" radio in Macon. 1960 - "Stratford Academy founded" 1964 - Middle Georgia Historical Society formed. 1965 - Macon Junior College established. 1966 - U.S. Supreme Court decides Evans v. Newton desegregation-related lawsuit. 1967 December 18: Funeral of musician Otis Redding. Ronnie Thompson becomes mayor. 1970 - Population: 122,423. 1978 - Middle Georgia Archives organized. 1983 Cherry Blossom Festival begins. Richard Ray becomes U.S. representative for Georgia's 3rd congressional district. 1993 - Sanford Bishop becomes U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district. 1994 July: Flood. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame relocates to Macon. 1999 - C. Jack Ellis becomes mayor. 2000 - Population: 97,255. 2001 - City website online (approximate date). 2003 - Historic Macon Foundation formed. 2007 - Robert Reichert becomes mayor. 2010 - Population: 91,351. 2012 - Governments of Macon city and Bibb County consolidated. 2015 - Middle Georgia State University active. Geography The Ocmulgee River is a major river that runs through the city. Macon is one of Georgia's three major Fall Line Cities, along with Augusta and Columbus. The Fall Line is where the hilly lands of the Piedmont plateau meet the flat terrain of the coastal plain. As such, Macon has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The fall line, where the altitude drops noticeably, causes rivers and creeks in the area to flow rapidly toward the ocean. In the past, Macon and other Fall Line cities had many textile mills powered by the rivers. Macon is located at (32.834839, −83.651672). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.82%) is water. Macon is approximately above sea level. Climate Macon has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from in January to in July. On average, there are 4.8 days with + highs, 83 days with + highs,