Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. A college town, Statesboro is best known as the home to Georgia Southern University.
The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a small farming community providing the basic essentials for surrounding farms. In 1906 Statesboro leaders joined together to bid for and win First District A&M School, which eventually grew to become Georgia Southern University. Statesboro-Bulloch County offers a diversified array of employment opportunities in agriculture and industry.

History
Statesboro is located at 32°26′43″N, 81°46′45″W (32.445147, -81.779234).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (32.7 km²), of which, 12.5 square miles (32.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.9%) is water.

Demographics
Statesboro is the home of three institution of higher education. Georgia Southern University is a comprehensive research university with over 16,000 students. Ogeechee Technical College and the Statesboro campus of East Georgia College are also located in the city.
The Bulloch County Board of Education runs the public schools in Statesboro. The largest school in the city is Statesboro High School. Other public schools include William James Middle School, Langston Chapel Middle School, Julia P. Bryant Elementary School, Sallie Zetterower Elementary School, Mattie Lively Elementary School, Langston Chapel Elementary School and Mill Creek Elementary School. There are also several private schools including Bulloch Academy, Trinity Christian School, and Bible Baptist Christian School. One school not overseen by the BoE: The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology.

Education
Statesboro has several community organizations, including Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, NAACP and Rotary Club.
Mill Creek Regional Park is a large outdoor recreational facility with athletic fields and a swimming area. The David H. Averitt Center for the Arts is provides a small performing arts theater along with studios, conference rooms and an exhibition area. The Statesboro Regional Art Association holds monthly meetings.
The Zach S. Henderson Library[1] at Georgia Southern University is undergoing a major renovation and expansion[2] and will be completed in the fall of 2008. Henderson Library is the only library in Georgia which operates a 24-hour schedule. The Statesboro Regional Library[3] is a member of the Georgia Library Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES)[4].
The local newspaper is the Statesboro Herald, a daily with a circulation of about 8,000. Other newspapers include the daily George-Anne (http://www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu/), produced by Georgia Southern University students, Connect Statesboro, a weekly entertainment publication, and the E11eventh Hour, a twice-a-month entertainment publication.
There are a few bookstores including the newly opened independent shop, The Book and Cranny[5], the Georgia Southern University bookstore, and Books By Dickens[6]. Georgia Southern University offers the Georgia Southern Physics Planetarium http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/planetarium/), Georgia Southern Museum, the Botanical Gardens at Bland Cottage, and the Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center. Georgia Southern offers a number of shows each year from traveling groups as well as shows put on by Georgia Southern students and staff.
Because Statesboro is a college town, there are a number of restaurants, bars, and a couple of coffee houses (such as Midtown Coffeehouse). During the fall and spring semesters at the university, there are usually bands playing at most of the bars. During the summer, when many students leave, the tempo of the night life slows down. The restaurants available offer Southern, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, and Italian. Many standard American franchise restaurants are represented, with both fast food and table service. Some of the more popular restaurants in the area include El Sombrero Mexican Cuisine, Blue Moon Cafe, Hachi, Statesboro Inn, The Beaver House, Zaxby's, Papa's Pizza To-Go, The French Quarter Cafe, Nikko's, Chick-Fil-A, Forest Heights Country Club, and Snooky's. Restaurants are non-smoking by city ordinance and Georgia state law.

Culture
Interstate 16 is located 10 miles (16 km) to the south of Statesboro. Statesboro is also served by three U.S. highways: U.S. Highway 301, which runs north-south through the city, U.S. Highway 25, which runs northwest-south through the city, and U.S. Highway 80, which is the main east-west route through the city. The Veterans Memorial Parkway ( Highway 301 Bypass and Highway 25 Bypass) forms a near circle around the city. Approximately three miles outside of Statesboro is the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, which can accommodate private aircraft but does not have a control tower or commercial flights. Most travelers choose to fly from nearby Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, which is located than 45 miles (72 km) to the east and is served by nine commercial airlines.

Transportation
Statesboro may be familiar to music-listeners through the blues song "Statesboro Blues," written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s and covered by many other musicians, including Taj Mahal and The Allman Brothers Band.
Downtown Statesboro has been featured in several motion pictures including Now and Then as well as 1969.
Statesboro is located in a semi-dry county. Because of this, hard liquor cannot be sold by the bottle, but can be sold by the drink in bars.
Statesboro is the only town in the world with that name.
Statesboro is the home of the world's largest Primitive Baptist Church.
The Zaxby's restaurant chain was begun in Statesboro in 1990.
The Krystal fast food chain celebrated their most successful Grand Opening ever for a single restaurant in Statesboro (as of 12/5/2007)

People of note

Georgia Southern Botanical Garden
Performing Arts Center
Emma Kelly Theater
Mill Creek Recreational Park
Georgia Southern University
Memorial Park Tennis Courts and Recreation
Snooky's Restaurant