Editing Nicholls, Georgia

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'''Nicholls''' is a city in [[Coffee County, Georgia|Coffee County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 2,798 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1355440| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183121/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1355440| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nicholls city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref> up from 1,008 in 2000, due to counting of the Coffee County Correctional Facility population within the city limits.<ref name="census2013">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/files/SUB-EST2013_13.csv| title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013: Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref> This facility is privately owned and operated by [[CoreCivic]].

The estimated city population as of 2018 was 3,338.<ref name="USCensusEst2018CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Nicholls was founded in 1895.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/n.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=159 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The city was named for [[John C. Nicholls]], a U.S. Representative from Georgia.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Logue|first1=Victoria|last2=Logue|first2=Frank|title=Touring the Backroads of North and South Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H6asKSPCcQMC&pg=PA397|year=1997|publisher=John F. Blair, Publisher|isbn=978-0-89587-171-8|page=397}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nicholls is located near the eastern border of Coffee County at {{coord|31|31|1|N|82|38|16|W|type:city}} (31.516941, -82.637654).<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> [[Georgia State Route 32]] passes through the community, leading west {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Douglas, Georgia|Douglas]], the county seat, and east {{convert|10|mi}} to [[Alma, Georgia|Alma]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Nicholls has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Nicholls, Georgia is in the [[Wiregrass Region]] of the United States and inherits its topography and ecological diversity.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 720
|1920= 936
|1930= 651
|1940= 660
|1950= 806
|1960= 930
|1970= 1150
|1980= 1114
|1990= 1003
|2000= 1008
|2010= 2798
|2020= 3147
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,008 people, 406 households, and 278 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|646.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 500 housing units at an average density of {{convert|320.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 55.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 406 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,750, and the median income for a family was $24,479. Males had a median income of $23,990 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,592.  About 24.5% of families and 30.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.7% of those under age 18 and 33.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Arena==
The Wiregrass Arena is located in Nicholls. It is the home of many agricultural events as well as Nicholls Founders Day, an annual festival.{{citation needed|date=November 2007}}

==References==
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{{Coffee County, Georgia}}

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