Miller County, Georgia
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km), of which 282 square miles (730 km) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km) (0.4%) is water.
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.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Baker County (northeast)
- Decatur County (southeast)
- Seminole County (southwest)
- Early County (northwest)
Communities
City
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,791 | — | |
1870 | 3,091 | 72.6% | |
1880 | 3,720 | 20.3% | |
1890 | 4,275 | 14.9% | |
1900 | 6,319 | 47.8% | |
1910 | 7,986 | 26.4% | |
1920 | 9,565 | 19.8% | |
1930 | 9,076 | −5.1% | |
1940 | 9,998 | 10.2% | |
1950 | 9,023 | −9.8% | |
1960 | 6,908 | −23.4% | |
1970 | 6,397 | −7.4% | |
1980 | 7,038 | 10.0% | |
1990 | 6,280 | −10.8% | |
2000 | 6,383 | 1.6% | |
2010 | 6,125 | −4.0% | |
2020 | 6,000 | −2.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 5,747 | −4.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020 |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,066 | 72.90% | 748 | 26.39% | 20 | 0.71% |
2016 | 1,891 | 74.33% | 623 | 24.49% | 30 | 1.18% |
2012 | 1,905 | 68.53% | 852 | 30.65% | 23 | 0.83% |
2008 | 1,899 | 69.31% | 818 | 29.85% | 23 | 0.84% |
2004 | 1,694 | 69.37% | 736 | 30.14% | 12 | 0.49% |
2000 | 1,349 | 62.74% | 783 | 36.42% | 18 | 0.84% |
1996 | 847 | 42.43% | 909 | 45.54% | 240 | 12.02% |
1992 | 826 | 37.26% | 934 | 42.13% | 457 | 20.61% |
1988 | 1,105 | 68.00% | 515 | 31.69% | 5 | 0.31% |
1984 | 1,348 | 71.93% | 526 | 28.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 900 | 43.84% | 1,127 | 54.90% | 26 | 1.27% |
1976 | 476 | 23.66% | 1,536 | 76.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,269 | 91.49% | 118 | 8.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 249 | 10.91% | 171 | 7.49% | 1,862 | 81.60% |
1964 | 1,658 | 85.82% | 274 | 14.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 62 | 5.26% | 1,116 | 94.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 441 | 22.01% | 1,563 | 77.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 223 | 12.12% | 1,617 | 87.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 32 | 3.72% | 723 | 83.97% | 106 | 12.31% |
1944 | 59 | 6.80% | 809 | 93.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 50 | 6.06% | 775 | 93.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 36 | 5.22% | 653 | 94.64% | 1 | 0.14% |
1932 | 0 | 0.00% | 392 | 98.99% | 4 | 1.01% |
1928 | 101 | 23.88% | 322 | 76.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 45 | 24.59% | 126 | 68.85% | 12 | 6.56% |
1920 | 30 | 16.22% | 155 | 83.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 7 | 1.44% | 464 | 95.47% | 15 | 3.09% |
1912 | 9 | 5.52% | 150 | 92.02% | 4 | 2.45% |
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2003.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Miller County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Miller County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
External links
- Miller County Board of Commissioners Official Website
- Miller County Liberal official website of newspaper founded in 1897 by Zula Brown Toole