Mitchell County, Georgia

Mitchell County, Georgia
Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1936), Camilla, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1857
Seat	Camilla
Largest city	Camilla
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	513.81 sq mi (1,331 km²) 511.96 sq mi (1,326 km²) 1.85 sq mi (5 km²), 0.36%
PopulationEst.  - (2010)  - Density	23,498 47/sq mi (18/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	http://www.mitchellcountyga.net/

Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 21, 1857. As of 2010, the population was 23,498.^[1] The county seat is Camilla.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 513.81 square miles (1,330.8 km²), of which 511.96 square miles (1,326.0 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 1.85 square miles (4.8 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 19
• Georgia State Route 37
• Georgia State Route 65
• Georgia State Route 93
• Georgia State Route 97
• Georgia State Route 112

Adjacent counties

• Dougherty County (north)
• Worth County (northeast)
• Colquitt County (east)
• Thomas County (southeast)
• Grady County (south)
• Decatur County (southwest)
• Baker County (west)

Goverance

The County Commission meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 23,932 people, 8,063 households, and 5,934 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² (47/mi²). There were 8,880 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 49.57% White, 47.86% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.34% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,063 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.60% were married couples living together, 22.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,581, and the median income for a family was $31,262. Males had a median income of $25,130 versus $19,582 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,042. About 22.30% of families and 26.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.50% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated Cities and Towns

• Baconton
• Camilla
• Pelham
• Sale City

Unincorporated Towns

• Adelaide
• Akridge
• Branchville
• Cotton
• County Line
• DeWitt
• Flint
• Greenough
• Greenwood
• Hinsonton
• Hopeful
• Laney
• Lester
• Pebble City
• Petty
• Rogerville
• Saco
• Vada (Shared with Decatur County, Georgia)

Notable people

• George Thornewell Smith - former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia and state court judge

See also

State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell County, Georgia

		Dougherty County	Worth County
	Baker County		Colquitt County
		Mitchell County, Georgia
	Decatur County	Grady County	Thomas County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mitchell County, Georgia, United States County seat: Camilla Cities Baconton Camilla Meigs‡ Pelham Town Sale City Unincorporated communities Adelaide Akridge Branchville Cotton County Line DeWitt Flint Greenough Greenwood Hinsonton Hopeful Laney Lester Pebble City Petty Rogerville Saco Vada‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 31°13′N 84°11′W / 31.22°N 84.19°W / 31.22; -84.19

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