City profile · Small City
Valdosta, Georgia
Verified Oct 13, 2026Who leads Valdosta, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Scott James Matheson
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 43,724
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcevaldostacity.com/mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagevaldostacity.com/mayor ↗
- City websitevaldostacity.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Scott James Matheson CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 43,724
- Median household income
- $41,365
- Median age
- 29.2
- Land area
- 35.99 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,214.9 per sq mi
- County
- Lowndes County
- Metro area
- Valdosta, GA
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