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Vidalia (/v//aɪ/'/d//eɪ//l//i//ə/ vye DAYL yə , /local// /'/d//eɪ//j//ə/ DAYyə) is a city located primarily in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The city also extends very slightly into Montgomery County. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,785. and had a combined population of 35,640 at the 2020 census.

The town was incorporated on January 1, 1890. It is the largest city in Toombs County, but it is not the county seat. The original name for the town was "Jenkins Station", after a local landowner, Warren T. Jenkins. Although several origins for the town's modern name have been suggested, it was most likely given by a daughter of Samuel Hawkins, the president of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad (later the S. A. M shortline), were not an important crop until much later. From 1952 to 1956, Vidalia was home to the Vidalia Indians, a Class D minor league baseball affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Vidalia played in the Georgia State League and won the 1953 League Championship. In the 1950s, Piggly Wiggly grocery stores opened a distribution center in Vidalia, bringing with it a large influx of jobs as well as railroad business. At that time, Vidalia served as an interchange junction between the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the Georgia and Florida. For this, a large seven track yard was constructed, as well as a sizable engine servicing facility and interchange yard. The latter, smaller interchange yard is still in use to some degree by the Georgia Central Railway, while the larger yard was removed sometime in the 1970s. Dot Foods currently occupies most of the old Piggly Wiggly distribution center, with smaller companies leasing space.

Vidalia is located in northwestern Toombs County at (32.215305, 82.410086). The westernmost part of the city is in northeastern Montgomery County. The city is located along U. S. Route 280, which runs east–west through the center of town. U. S. 280 leads east 6 mile (10 km) to Lyons, the Toombs county seat, and southwest 12 mile (19 km) to Mount Vernon, the Montgomery county seat. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes 15, 130, 292, and 297. According to the United States Census Bureau, Vidalia has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47 km2), of which 17.9 square miles (46 km2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1 km2), or 2.03%, are water. +Vidalia racial composition as of 2020RaceNum. Perc. White (non Hispanic)5,16847.92%Black or African American (non Hispanic)4,55642.24%Native American160.15%Asian1521.41%Pacific Islander20.02%Other/Mixed2962.74%Hispanic or Latino5955.52%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,785 people, 4,042 households, and 2,499 families residing in the city.

Vidalia has a mixed economy, but its largest industry is agriculture. Since 1931, Granex onions grown in and near Vidalia have been licensed and sold internationally as Vidalia onions. In 1986, the Vidalia Onion Trademark Act granted a state trademark and protection on the onions of the Vidalia and Toombs County area. The 1989 Federal Marketing Order #955 of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service gave the growers and handlers the legal rights to establish the Vidalia Onion Committee, and it granted U. S. federal protection of the onion's name and production.

Vidalia is best known for its "sweet" onions. The Vidalia onion was first produced about 1931 when a farmer named Mose Coleman discovered that the onions he produced were sweeter than other onions. Other farmers started growing the same crop, and in the 1940s the Vidalia onion became an item sold to tourists. Vidalia onion growers have protected their brand, and today all onions labelled Vidalia must be grown in one of thirteen different counties in Georgia or in specific portions of seven other counties. Because of their taste and reputation, they are able to command an increased price in the marketplace. In 1990, the Vidalia onion was named as the official vegetable of the state of Georgia.

Each spring Vidalia holds a world famous Vidalia Onion Festival. The event lasts for five days and draws in many tourists with its wide variety of activities.

The Altama Gallery is a museum of history and art located inside the restored Brazell House.

The Paul Anderson Youth Home offers faith based accredited preparatory education and substance abuse treatment to at risk youth. Vidalia Heritage Academy provides development of character and academic excellence from a Christian perspective in a Christian environment for Preschool, Elementary School, and Middle/High School youth.