The New International Encyclopædia/Americus

AMER'ICUS. A city and the county seat of Sumter Co., Ga., 70 miles south-southwest of Macon, at the junction of the Central of Georgia, and Georgia and Alabama railroads (Map: Georgia, B 3). It is in a cotton and sugar-cane district, and has chemical works, iron foundry, and machine shops. The city owns and operates its water works. Americus was settled in 1832, incorporated 1SS5. and is governed by a charter of 1889, which places the mayor's term at two years, and provides for a city council of six, elected on a general ticket, with full power of appointments. Pop., 1890, 6398; 1900, 7674.