Mitchell, Georgia
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Mitchell is a town in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census,[1] and 153 in 2020. Mitchell is home to the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum.
History
Mitchell had its start in the 1880s, when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named after R. M. Mitchell, a railroad official.[2]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mitchell as a town in 1896.[3]
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' [4]
Geography
Mitchell is located in western Glascock County at the intersection of State Routes 102 and 123. SR 102 leads east Script error: No such module "convert". to Gibson, the Glascock County seat, and southwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Sandersville, while SR 123 leads northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Sparta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mitchell has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.42%, is water.[1] It is located Script error: No such module "convert". east of the Ogeechee River.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1900 | 246 | — | |
| 1910 | 212 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 257 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 237 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 228 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 240 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 184 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 187 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 214 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 181 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 173 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 199 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 153 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
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As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 173 people, 72 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 77 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 83.82% White and 16.18% African American. By 2020, its population declined to 153.
See also
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References
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External links
- The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia.
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