Whigham, Georgia
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Whigham is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. The population was 428 in 2020.
History
The community was named after Robert Whigham, a local merchant.[1] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Whigham as a town in 1896.[2] It was incorporated again as a city in 1970.[3]
Geography
Whigham is located in western Grady County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (30.884219, -84.324927).[4] U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of town as Broad Avenue; it leads east Script error: No such module "convert". to Cairo, the county seat, and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Bainbridge. Valdosta is Script error: No such module "convert". to the east, and Dothan, Alabama, is Script error: No such module "convert". to the west. Whigham is located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.98%, is water.[6]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1880 | 144 | — | |
| 1890 | 264 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 392 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 627 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 662 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 442 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 533 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 471 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 463 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 381 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 507 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 605 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 631 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 471 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 428 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] | |||
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As of the census[20] of 2000, there were 631 people, 179 households, and 134 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 428.
Education
Grady County School System operates area public schools. Whigham School, a K-12 school, is in Whigham.[21] Cairo High School in Cairo serves Whigham as well.[22]
Notable people
The electric blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer Johnnie Marshall was born in Whigham in 1961.[23]
Ernest Riles, former infielder for the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers lived here during his time with the Giants.
References
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- ↑ "Whigham Elementary School." Grady County Schools. Retrieved on April 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Schools." Grady County Schools. Retrieved on April 9, 2009.
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