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

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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 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.

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Demographics

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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

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