Pitts, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′43″N83°32′24″W / 31.94528°N 83.54000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Wilcox |
Area | |
• Total | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
• Land | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 252 |
• Density | 314.61/sq mi (121.45/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31072 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-61544 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0332700 [3] |
Pitts is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 252. [4]
Pitts is located at 31°56′43″N83°32′24″W / 31.94528°N 83.54000°W (31.945270, -83.540004). [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
The community which later became Pitts began as a settlement in the area of the home of Lyston Clyde Peebles, Sr., two miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid-1880s. Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J.A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and the post office was established on 1 November 1888 with Pitts as postmaster.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pitts as a town in 1905. [6]
On April 20, 1921, various people throughout southwest and south-central Georgia observed a meteor trail across the sky which culminated in an explosion and impact at a minimum of four spots slightly north of Pitts. Three fragments of the meteorite were recovered, one falling within a few feet of a child playing outside. It was classified as an iron meteorite. [7] The largest recovered fragment weighed 3.76 kilograms and is currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution Collection. The other fragments remain in private collections. Local accounts and fragments were collected and documented in the Geological Survey of Georgia Bulletin, Issue 29. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 279 | — | |
1920 | 352 | 26.2% | |
1930 | 364 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 371 | 1.9% | |
1950 | 397 | 7.0% | |
1960 | 388 | −2.3% | |
1970 | 345 | −11.1% | |
1980 | 384 | 11.3% | |
1990 | 214 | −44.3% | |
2000 | 308 | 43.9% | |
2010 | 320 | 3.9% | |
2020 | 252 | −21.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2010 [10] 2020 [11] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 [10] | Pop 2020 [11] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 241 | 192 | 75.31% | 76.19% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 75 | 54 | 23.44% | 21.43% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.31% | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.31% | 0.00% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 6 | 0.63% | 2.38% |
Total | 320 | 252 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
In 2020, the population was 252, down from 320 in 2010.
The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. [12] The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students. [13]
The schools, located in Rochelle, are:
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