Editing Milner, Georgia

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'''Milner''' is a city in [[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 610 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1351604| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Milner city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=December 6, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213123331/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1351604| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 522 at the 2000 census. Milner is part of [[Metro Atlanta]].

==History==
The community founded in 1842 and was named after Willis R Milner, a pioneer citizen.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=148 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==

Milner is located in northwestern Lamar County at {{coord|33|6|47|N|84|11|42|W|type:city}} (33.112941, -84.195017).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 41]] passes through the southwest side of the city, leading southeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Barnesville, Georgia|Barnesville]], the Lamar [[county seat]], and northwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=December 6, 2019}}</ref> The city sits on the [[Eastern Continental Divide]], with the east side draining via Prairie Creek and Edie Creek to the Little Towaliga River, the [[Towaliga River]], the [[Ocmulgee River]], and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean, while the west side drains via Grape Creek to [[Potato Creek (Flint River tributary)|Potato Creek]], the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]], and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 442
|1900= 440
|1910= 400
|1920= 407
|1930= 329
|1940= 352
|1950= 345
|1960= 305
|1970= 270
|1980= 320
|1990= 321
|2000= 522
|2010= 610
|2020= 772
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}</ref><br> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-12.pdf  |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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Milner first appeared in the [[1880 U.S. Census|1880 U.S. census]] and was part of [[Pike County, Georgia|Pike County]] until [[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]] was formed in 1920.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 522 people, 189 households, and 145 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|372.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 201 housing units at an average density of {{convert|143.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 72.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 26.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.19% from two or more races.

There were 189 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,222, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $31,328 versus $19,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,819.  About 6.5% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Lamar County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Lamar County, Georgia]]