Whigham, Georgia

Whigham is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. The population was 428 in 2020.

History

The community was named after Robert Whigham, a local merchant.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Whigham as a town in 1896.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was incorporated again as a city in 1970.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Whigham is located in western Grady County at Template:Coord (30.884219, -84.324927).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of town as Broad Avenue; it leads east Template:Convert to Cairo, the county seat, and west Template:Convert to Bainbridge. Valdosta is Template:Convert to the east, and Dothan, Alabama, is Template:Convert to the west. Whigham is located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida.Template:Citation needed

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.98%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 631 people, 179 households, and 134 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 428.

Education

Grady County School System operates area public schools. Whigham School, a K-8 school, is in Whigham.<ref>"Whigham Elementary School." Grady County Schools. Retrieved on April 9, 2009.</ref> Cairo High School in Cairo serves Whigham.<ref>"Schools." Grady County Schools. Retrieved on April 9, 2009.</ref>

Notable people

The electric blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer Johnnie Marshall was born in Whigham in 1961.<ref name="Bare">Template:Cite book</ref>

Ernest Riles, former infielder for the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers lived here during his time with the Giants.