Mitchell, Georgia

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Mitchell, Georgia
Town
Glascock County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mitchell Highlighted.svg
Location in Glascock County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°13′21″N82°42′1″W / 33.22250°N 82.70028°W / 33.22250; -82.70028
Country United States
State Georgia
County Glascock
Area
[1]
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.85 km2)
 • Land1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total153
 • Density103.52/sq mi (39.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30820
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-51968 [2]
GNIS feature ID0318336 [3]
Website mitchellgeorgia.com

Mitchell is a town in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census, [4] and 153 in 2020. Mitchell is home to the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum.

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History

Mitchell had its start in the 1880s, when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] The community was named after R. M. Mitchell, a railroad official. [5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mitchell as a town in 1896. [6]

The town was profiled in an article in The Los Angeles Times in 1978, with a reporter describing it as "a town that harks back to a simpler, more innocent America of a century ago," and noting that "The folks who live here in east-central Georgia's picturesque countryside know one another so well tha the wife of the former mayor called the community 'one big security blanket' [7]

Geography

Mitchell's former railroad depot, now the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum, is located along Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell. Mitchell Depot Historical Museum 04-17-05 005.jpg
Mitchell's former railroad depot, now the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum, is located along Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell.

Mitchell is located in western Glascock County at the intersection of State Routes 102 and 123. SR 102 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Gibson, the Glascock County seat, and southwest 19 miles (31 km) to Sandersville, while SR 123 leads northwest 18 miles (29 km) to Sparta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mitchell has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.42%, is water. [4] It is located 2 miles (3 km) east of the Ogeechee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 246—
1910 212−13.8%
1920 25721.2%
1930 237−7.8%
1940 228−3.8%
1950 2405.3%
1960 184−23.3%
1970 1871.6%
1980 21414.4%
1990 181−15.4%
2000 173−4.4%
2010 19915.0%
2020 153−23.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 173 people, 72 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.2 inhabitants per square mile (46.0/km2). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 53.0 units per square mile (20.5 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 83.82% White and 16.18% African American. By 2020, its population declined to 153.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mitchell town, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2016.[ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Georgia (1897). Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. p. 209.
  7. ↑ Prugh, Jeff (September 24, 1978). "Simpler America Found in Georgia Town". Los Angeles Times . p. I-4.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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