Editing Blythe, Georgia

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|postal_code              = 30805
|area_code                = [[Area code 706|706]]
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|blank_info               = 13-09040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Blythe''' is a city, mostly in [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]] and partly in [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/place/p1309040_blythe/DC20BLK_P1309040.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Blythe city, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref> in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 744.  It is part of the [[Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area]].

==Geography==
Blythe is located at {{Coord|33|17|41|N|82|12|2|W|region:US-GA_type:city|display=inline}} (33.294858, -82.200623).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.35% of it is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 209
|1940= 181
|1950= 268
|1960= 172
|1970= 333
|1980= 367
|1990= 300
|2000= 718
|2010= 721
|2020= 744
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Blythe racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1309040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|526
|70.7%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|109
|14.65%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|8
|1.08%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|28
|3.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|73
|9.81%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 744 people, 224 households, and 160 families residing in the city.

In 2024 the Blythe population by county breakdown was as follows: 694 in Richmond County and 27 in Burke County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Richmond.pdf|title=General Highway Map Richmond County Georgia|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref> In another count that year, the Richmond County population was same while the Burke County population was 50.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Burke.pdf|title=General Highway Map Burke County Georgia|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref>

==Education==
The majority of the city, in Richmond County, is in the [[Richmond County School System]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13245_richmond/DC20SD_C13245.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Richmond County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13245_richmond/DC20SD_C13245_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Blythe Elementary School is in Blythe and is under that district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rcboe.org/blythe|title=Home|publisher=Blythe Elementary School|access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref>

The portion in Burke County is in the [[Burke County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13033_burke/DC20SD_C13033.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burke County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13033_burke/DC20SD_C13033_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Burke County Middle School is the district's middle school, and [[Burke County High School]] is the comprehensive high school of that district.

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
*[[Central Savannah River Area]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727202321/http://blythe.rcboe.org/ Blythe Elementary School]
{{Burke County, Georgia}}
{{Richmond County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Burke County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Richmond County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Augusta metropolitan area]]