Pelham, Georgia

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History

Pelham was incorporated in 1881 and named in honor of Confederate officer John Pelham,[3] who was born to a family of slave owners in northeastern Alabama in 1838.[4]

Geography

Pelham is in southeastern Mitchell County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (31.126629, -84.152703),[5] sitting at the crossroads of US 19 and State Route 93. U.S. 19 passes through the east side of the city and leads northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Camilla, the county seat, and southeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Thomasville. State Route 93 passes through the center of town, leading northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Sale City and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Cairo, while State Route 65 leads west from Pelham Script error: No such module "convert". to Hopeful.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pelham has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it recorded as land.[6]

Pelham has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by humid summers and mild winters. It receives an average of Script error: No such module "convert". of rain per year. The average number of days with any measurable precipitation is 90. Pelham has on average 233 sunny days per year. The July high is around Script error: No such module "convert"., while the January low is Script error: No such module "convert"..

Demographics

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Historical population
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U.S. Decennial Census[7]
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2000[18] 2010[19]

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Pelham had a population of 3,507 and 857 families. The median age was 38.8 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.8 males age 18 and over.[20][21]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[22]

There were 1,354 households in Pelham, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.3% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[20]

There were 1,516 housing units, of which 10.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%.[20]

Pelham racial composition as of 2020[21]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,174 33.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,082 59.37%
Native American 6 0.17%
Asian 16 0.46%
Other/Mixed 111 3.17%
Hispanic or Latino 118 3.36%

Education

The Pelham City School District, which conforms to the municipal boundaries,[23] holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school and a high school.[24] The district has 101 full-time teachers and over 1,627 students.[25]

Notable people

  • Donnie Cochran, former commander of the Blue Angels Precision Air team and first black member
  • Don Griffin, two-time Super Bowl winner with San Francisco 49'ers

References

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  24. ↑ Georgia Board of EducationScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  25. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 24, 2010.

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