City in Georgia, United States
Meigs is a city in Thomas County , Georgia , United States, with a small portion extending north into Mitchell County . The population was 928 at the 2020 census ,[3] down from 1,035 in 2010 .
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889.[6] The city is named after William Allen Meigs (1862–1913), a successful turpentine dealer for the town.[7]
Geography
Meigs is located in northwestern Thomas County at 31°4′22″N 84°5′28″W / 31.07278°N 84.09111°W / 31.07278; -84.09111 (31.072664, -84.090988).[8] A small portion of Mitchell County within 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of the center of town is also within the city limits.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2 ), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2 ) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2 ), or 2.75%, are water.[2]
U.S. Route 19 passes just east of the city limits, leading southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Thomasville , the Thomas county seat , and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Pelham . Georgia State Route 111 passes through the center of Meigs on Marshall Street and Depot Street; it leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Moultrie and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Cairo .
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 928 people, 394 households, and 235 families residing in the city.
References
^ "Subcounty population estimates: Georgia 2000-2008" (CSV ) . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 18, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009 .
^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023 .
^ a b "P1. Race – Meigs city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)" . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia . J. Johnston. 1889. p. 887.
^ Meigs, Henry Benjamin (1901). Record of the Descendants of Vincent Meigs: Who Came from Dorsetshire, England, to America about 1635 . J.S. Bridges & Company. p. 374.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
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