Meigs, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Meigs is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States, with a small portion extending north into Mitchell County. The population was 928 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,035 in 2010.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city is named after William Allen Meigs (1862–1913), a successful turpentine dealer for the town.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Meigs is located in northwestern Thomas County at Template:Coord (31.072664, -84.090988).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> A small portion of Mitchell County within Template:Convert of the center of town is also within the city limits.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 2.75%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

U.S. Route 19 passes just east of the city limits, leading southeast Template:Convert to Thomasville, the Thomas county seat, and northwest Template:Convert to Pelham. Georgia State Route 111 passes through the center of Meigs on Marshall Street and Depot Street; it leads northeast Template:Convert to Moultrie and southwest Template:Convert to Cairo.

Demographics

Meigs racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	255	27.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	576	62.07%
Asian	3	0.32%
Other/Mixed	19	2.05%
Hispanic or Latino	76	8.08%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 928 people, 394 households, and 235 families residing in the city.

Circa 2024 the population was 1,035. The population by county breakdown was as follows: 993 in Thomas County and 42 in Mitchell County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Residents in Thomas County are in the Thomas County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Residents in Mitchell County are in the Mitchell County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

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