northeast to Vidalia and west to Cordele, while US 319/441 leads south to the small town of Jacksonville and north to Dublin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.77%, is water. The Little Ocmulgee River flows just northeast of the city limits. Sites of interest Located in downtown McRae is Liberty Square, home of a Statue of Liberty replica that is one-twelfth the size of the original. It has a replica of the Liberty Bell and a marble memorial to Telfair County residents who died in military service. On the outskirts of McRae is the Talmadge Home. This historic home was occupied by two former Georgia governors, Eugene Talmadge and Herman Eugene Talmadge. McRae was also the birthplace of Marion B. Folsom (1893–1976), a longtime executive of the Eastman Kodak Company who served as the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Eisenhower administration. Famous railfan photographer William B. Folsom is buried in McRae. 1940-2008. Education Telfair County School District The Telfair County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 112 full-time teachers and over 1,648 students. Telfair County Elementary School Telfair County Middle School Telfair County High School Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,682 people, 1,057 households, and 714 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,310 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 55.48% White, 42.69% African American, 0.30% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. There were 1,057 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and