Milan, Georgia
Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Milan (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)<ref>Template:Citation.</ref> is a city in Dodge and Telfair counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 700 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> down from 1,012 in 2000. By 2020, its population was 613.
History
[edit]Milan was founded in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Milan as a town in 1891.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city was named after Milan, in Italy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
On May 25, 1919, at the age of 72, a black man named Berry Washington defended two young black girls who were attacked by two drunken white men. A mob of 75 to 100 white men hung him from a post, then shot his corpse to pieces. In spite of a $1,000 reward offered by Governor Dorsey, no one was ever arrested.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Constitution Reward">Template:Cite news</ref>
Geography
[edit]Milan is located in southeastern Dodge County and northwestern Telfair County at Template:Coord (32.020195, -83.064091).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The county boundary passes through the center of the city. U.S. Route 280 passes through the city just south of the center, leading east Template:Convert to McRae and west Template:Convert to Abbeville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 1.26%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 474 | 77.32% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 117 | 19.09% |
| Native American | 1 | 0.16% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.33% |
| Other/Mixed | 15 | 2.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 0.65% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 613 people, 269 households, and 168 families residing in the city.
Notable person
[edit]- Wayne Cooper, former NBA basketball player, born in Milan
References
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