Miller County, Georgia
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Colquitt.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 27.svg U.S. Route 27
- File:Georgia 1.svg State Route 1
- File:Georgia 39.svg State Route 39
- File:Georgia 45.svg State Route 45
- File:Georgia 91.svg State Route 91
- File:Georgia 91 Spur.svg State Route 91 Spur
- File:Georgia 273.svg State Route 273
- File:Georgia 310.svg State Route 310
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Baker County (northeast)
- Decatur County (southeast)
- Seminole County (southwest)
- Early County (northwest)
Communities
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[edit]Demographics
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| 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
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The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.
Politics
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See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Miller County Board of Commissioners Official Website
- Miller County Liberal official website of newspaper founded in 1897 by Zula Brown Toole
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