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
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
U.S. Route 27
State Route 1
State Route 39
State Route 45
State Route 91
State Route 91 Spur
State Route 273
State Route 310
Adjacent counties
- Baker County (northeast)
- Decatur County (southeast)
- Seminole County (southwest)
- Early County (northwest)
Communities
City
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
| 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
The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.
Politics
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See also
References
External links
- 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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