Meigs, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°4′22″N84°5′28″W / 31.07278°N 84.09111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Counties | Thomas, Mitchell [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
• Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 928 |
• Density | 596.40/sq mi (230.30/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31765 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-50680 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0318004 [5] |
Meigs is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States, with a small portion extending north into Mitchell County. The population was 928 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,035 in 2010.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889. [6] The city is named after William Allen Meigs (1862–1913), a successful turpentine dealer for the town. [7]
Meigs is located in northwestern Thomas County at 31°4′22″N84°5′28″W / 31.07278°N 84.09111°W (31.072664, -84.090988). [8] A small portion of Mitchell County within 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of the center of town is also within the city limits.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 2.75%, are water. [2]
U.S. Route 19 passes just east of the city limits, leading southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Thomasville, the Thomas county seat, and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Pelham. Georgia State Route 111 passes through the center of Meigs on Marshall Street and Depot Street; it leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Moultrie and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Cairo.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 617 | — | |
1910 | 697 | 13.0% | |
1920 | 1,011 | 45.1% | |
1930 | 1,000 | −1.1% | |
1940 | 927 | −7.3% | |
1950 | 1,125 | 21.4% | |
1960 | 1,236 | 9.9% | |
1970 | 1,226 | −0.8% | |
1980 | 1,231 | 0.4% | |
1990 | 1,120 | −9.0% | |
2000 | 1,090 | −2.7% | |
2010 | 1,035 | −5.0% | |
2020 | 928 | −10.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 255 | 27.48% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 576 | 62.07% |
Asian | 3 | 0.32% |
Other/Mixed | 19 | 2.05% |
Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 8.08% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 928 people, 394 households, and 235 families residing in the city.
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