Miller County
County
Miller County Courthouse in Colquitt
Miller County Courthouse in Colquitt
Official seal of Miller County
Seal
Map of Georgia highlighting Miller County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°10′N 84°44′W / 31.16°N 84.73°W / 31.16; -84.73
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1856; 168 years ago (1856)
SeatColquitt
Largest cityColquitt
Area
 • Total284 sq mi (740 km2)
 • Land282 sq mi (730 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,000
 • Density21/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.millercountyga.gov
Miller County, Georgia historical marker

Miller County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,000.[1] The county seat is Colquitt.[2] The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km2), of which 282 square miles (730 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.4%) is water.[4]

The majority of Miller County, west of a north-to-south line made as a continuation of the eastern Early County border, is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's very northeastern corner is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin, while the southeastern portion, from just north of State Route 91 going south, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.[5]

Major highways

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Communities

City

Census-designated place

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18601,791—
18703,09172.6%
18803,72020.3%
18904,27514.9%
19006,31947.8%
19107,98626.4%
19209,56519.8%
19309,076−5.1%
19409,99810.2%
19509,023−9.8%
19606,908−23.4%
19706,397−7.4%
19807,03810.0%
19906,280−10.8%
20006,3831.6%
20106,125−4.0%
20206,000−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1880[7] 1890-1910[8]
1920-1930[9] 1930-1940[10]
1940-1950[11] 1960-1980[12]
1980-2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[14]
Miller County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000[15] Pop 2010[14] Pop 2020[16] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,456 4,237 3,949 69.81% 69.18% 65.82%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,845 1,697 1,748 28.90% 27.71% 29.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 11 14 9 0.17% 0.23% 0.15%
Asian alone (NH) 2 23 26 0.03% 0.38% 0.43%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 5 0 1 0.08% 0.00% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00% 0.08%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 20 61 126 0.31% 1.00% 2.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 44 93 136 0.69% 1.52% 2.27%
Total 6,383 6,125 6,000 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,000 people, 2,333 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county.

Education

Miller County School District headquarters

The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Miller County, Georgia[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 2,066 72.90% 748 26.39% 20 0.71%
2016 1,891 74.33% 623 24.49% 30 1.18%
2012 1,905 68.53% 852 30.65% 23 0.83%
2008 1,899 69.31% 818 29.85% 23 0.84%
2004 1,694 69.37% 736 30.14% 12 0.49%
2000 1,349 62.74% 783 36.42% 18 0.84%
1996 847 42.43% 909 45.54% 240 12.02%
1992 826 37.26% 934 42.13% 457 20.61%
1988 1,105 68.00% 515 31.69% 5 0.31%
1984 1,348 71.93% 526 28.07% 0 0.00%
1980 900 43.84% 1,127 54.90% 26 1.27%
1976 476 23.66% 1,536 76.34% 0 0.00%
1972 1,269 91.49% 118 8.51% 0 0.00%
1968 249 10.91% 171 7.49% 1,862 81.60%
1964 1,658 85.82% 274 14.18% 0 0.00%
1960 62 5.26% 1,116 94.74% 0 0.00%
1956 441 22.01% 1,563 77.99% 0 0.00%
1952 223 12.12% 1,617 87.88% 0 0.00%
1948 32 3.72% 723 83.97% 106 12.31%
1944 59 6.80% 809 93.20% 0 0.00%
1940 50 6.06% 775 93.94% 0 0.00%
1936 36 5.22% 653 94.64% 1 0.14%
1932 0 0.00% 392 98.99% 4 1.01%
1928 101 23.88% 322 76.12% 0 0.00%
1924 45 24.59% 126 68.85% 12 6.56%
1920 30 16.22% 155 83.78% 0 0.00%
1916 7 1.44% 464 95.47% 15 3.09%
1912 9 5.52% 150 92.02% 4 2.45%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2003.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  13. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  14. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Miller County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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