1800Government
The community most likely was named after the notion of states' rights, an issue central in the 1800 United States presidential election.
1801Culture
== History ==
In 1801, George Sibbald of Augusta donated a 9,301-acre (37.64 km2) tract for a centrally located county seat for the growing agricultural community of Bulloch Co...
1803Government
The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a small trading community providing basic essentials for surrounding cotton plantations.
1866Military
In 1866 the state legislature granted a permanent charter to the city, changing the spelling of its name to the present "Statesboro."
During the Civil War and General William T.
1880Crime
In the era from 1880 to 1930, Georgia had the highest rate of lynchings of any state in the nation.
1904History
Among them were three black men who were lynched and burned to death on August 16, 1904, near Statesboro.
1906Government
In 1906, Statesboro was selected as the home of the First District A&M School, a land grant college that eventually developed into Georgia Southern University.
1908History
In 1908, Statesboro led the world in sales of long-staple Sea Island Cotton, a specialty of the Low Country.
1924Education
Its mission shifted in the 1920s to teacher training; and in 1924 it was renamed as the Georgia Normal School.
1926Education
Truman
John Rocker, Major League baseball relief pitcher
Erk Russell (1926–2006), college football coach
Lindsay Thomas, lived in Statesboro while serving in the United States H...
1929Education
With expansion of the curriculum to a 4-year program, it was renamed as the South Georgia Teachers College in 1929.
1939Education
Other name changes were to Georgia Teachers College in 1939, and Georgia Southern College in 1959.
1953Military
By 1953, however, more than 20 million pounds of tobacco passed through warehouses in Statesboro, then the largest market of the "Bright Tobacco Belt" spanning Georgia and Florida.
1989Sports
DeAngelo Tyson (born 1989), defensive end, Baltimore Ravens
Rashad Wright (born 1982), basketball point guard
== Points of interest ==
Georgia Southern Botanical Garden
Georgi...
1990Civil Rights
After this period, it became racially integrated and with development of graduate programs and research in numerous fields, since 1990 it has had university status as Georgia So...
1995History
Downtown Statesboro has been featured in several motion pictures including Now and Then (1995) as well as 1969.
2010History
Snowfall also occurred on February 12, 2010 and January 3, 2018, with approximately 2 inches (5.1 cm) and 3 inches (8.9 cm) of snow falling on the city, respectively.
2014History
Prior to joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, the Eagles were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (presently known as the ASUN Conference) and the Southern Conf...
2016History
The club's inaugural season was the 2016 season.
2017Government
In 2017, Statesboro was selected in the top three of the national America's Best Communities competition and was named one of nine Georgia "live, work, play" cities by the Georg...
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 33,438 people, 10,214 households, and 4,569 families residing in the city.
2022Sports
The club won the USL League One championship in the 2022 season.
2025Civil Rights
In March of 2025, Statesboro Chief of Police Charles "Mike" Broadhead announced a full staff of 79 sworn officers.