Bonaire, Georgia
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Bonaire is an unincorporated area in Houston County
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821, as one of five huge counties, later reduced in the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pike, Macon and Peach counties. As of the 2000 census, the population is 110,765...

 in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. It is just 2 miles south of Warner Robins
Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804...

. It is part of the Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bonaire is the hometown of former Governor Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....

. The population of Bonaire is 13,999.

Bonaire has experienced a 129% growth in population since 1990.

A large amount of Bonaire is located on and around Georgia State Route 247
Georgia State Route 247
State Route 247 is a north–south state route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. From the route's southern terminus at U.S. Route 341/State Route 11 northwest of Hawkinsville, the route runs north, concurrent with U.S. Route 129. South of Macon, the route becomes...

, which is connected to Interstate 75
Interstate 75
Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...

 by Georgia State Route 96
Georgia State Route 96
State Route 96 is an east–west state road located in the western-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. In the east, it breaks off from U.S. Route 441 south of Irwinton and constitutes most of Jeffersonville Road going westward to Jeffersonville; it then travels through Bonaire, Warner...

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