County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Miller County, Georgia historical marker
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.[ 1] The county seat is Colquitt .[ 2] The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia .[ 3]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km2 ), of which 282 square miles (730 km2 ) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2 ) (0.4%) is water.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Communities
City
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Historical population
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 [ 6] −4.2%
Miller County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic )
Pop 2000[ 16]
Pop 2010[ 15]
Pop 2020[ 17]
% 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
Miller County School District headquarters
The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.
Politics
United States presidential election results for Miller County, Georgia[ 18]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
2,045
75.07%
670
24.60%
9
0.33%
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.
^ a b c "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 .
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