Miller County, Georgia

Miller County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1856
Seat	Colquitt
Largest city	Colquitt
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	283.72 sq mi (735 km²) 283.05 sq mi (733 km²) 0.68 sq mi (2 km²), 0.24%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	6,125 23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 26, 1856. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,125. The county seat is Colquitt.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 283.72 square miles (734.8 km²), of which 283.05 square miles (733.1 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 27
• Georgia State Route 1
• Georgia State Route 45
• Georgia State Route 91
• Georgia State Route 273
• Georgia State Route 310

Adjacent counties

• Baker County (northeast)
• Decatur County (southeast)
• Seminole County (southwest)
• Early County (northwest)

This county was named after Kyle Grant Miller.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	1,791		—
1870	3,091		72.6%
1880	3,720		20.3%
1890	4,275		14.9%
1900	6,319		47.8%
1910	7,986		26.4%
1920	9,565		19.8%
1930	9,076		−5.1%
1940	9,998		10.2%
1950	9,023		−9.8%
1960	6,908		−23.4%
1970	6,397		−7.4%
1980	7,038		10.0%
1990	6,280		−10.8%
2000	6,383		1.6%
2010	6,125		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,383 people, 2,487 households, and 1,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 9/km² (23/mi²). There were 2,770 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.26% White, 28.90% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,487 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,335, and the median income for a family was $31,866. Males had a median income of $25,995 versus $20,886 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,435. About 16.90% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.70% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Main article: Colquitt, Georgia#Education

Cities and towns

• Boykin
• Colquitt

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Georgia

External links

• Colquitt-Miller County Chamber of Commerce Official Website
• Miller County Liberal official website of newspaper founded in 1897 by Zula Cook Brown Toole