Mitchell County | |
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.JPG) Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1936), Camilla | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:31°13′N84°11′W / 31.22°N 84.19°W /31.22; -84.19 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1857; 168 years ago (1857) |
| Seat | Camilla |
| Largest city | Camilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 514 sq mi (1,330 km2) |
| • Land | 512 sq mi (1,330 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,755 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Mitchell County is acounty in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. As of the2020 census, the population was 21,755.[1] Thecounty seat isCamilla.[2] Mitchell County was created on December 21, 1857.[3]
Sources conflict as to whether Mitchell County was named forDavid Brydie Mitchell, the 27th Governor of Georgia, or for Henry Mitchell, a general in the Revolutionary War.[4] However, it is most likely that the county was named for General Henry Mitchell, as amarker outside of the Mitchell County Courthouse says, "However, the Georgia Laws of 1857 (pages 38-40), creating Mitchell County, say the county was named in honor of Gen. Henry Mitchell...."[5]
Mitchell County was created out of Baker County on December 21, 1857. It is the state's 123rd county.[6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 514 square miles (1,330 km2), of which 512 square miles (1,330 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.3%) is water.[7]
The bulk of Mitchell County is located in the LowerFlint River sub-basin of theACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's southeastern corner, bordered by a line fromSale City southwest throughPelham, is located in the LowerOchlockonee River sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 4,308 | — | |
| 1870 | 6,633 | 54.0% | |
| 1880 | 9,392 | 41.6% | |
| 1890 | 10,906 | 16.1% | |
| 1900 | 14,767 | 35.4% | |
| 1910 | 22,114 | 49.8% | |
| 1920 | 25,588 | 15.7% | |
| 1930 | 23,620 | −7.7% | |
| 1940 | 23,261 | −1.5% | |
| 1950 | 22,528 | −3.2% | |
| 1960 | 19,652 | −12.8% | |
| 1970 | 18,956 | −3.5% | |
| 1980 | 21,114 | 11.4% | |
| 1990 | 20,275 | −4.0% | |
| 2000 | 23,932 | 18.0% | |
| 2010 | 23,498 | −1.8% | |
| 2020 | 21,755 | −7.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 21,114 | [9] | −2.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1880[11] 1890-1910[12] 1920-1930[13] 1930-1940[14] 1940-1950[15] 1960-1980[16] 1980-2000[17] 2010[18] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[19] | Pop 2010[20] | Pop 2020[21] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 11,746 | 10,894 | 10,106 | 49.08% | 46.36% | 46.45% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 11,423 | 11,185 | 10,054 | 47.73% | 47.60% | 46.21% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 41 | 60 | 37 | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.17% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 61 | 120 | 108 | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 8 | 18 | 41 | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 154 | 189 | 445 | 0.64% | 0.80% | 2.05% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 491 | 1,028 | 964 | 2.05% | 4.37% | 4.43% |
| Total | 23,932 | 23,498 | 21,755 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 21,755 people, 7,982 households, and 5,454 families residing in the county.
TheMitchell County School District operates public schools in the majority of the county, althoughPelham City School District includes the city limits of Pelham.[22]
Andersonville Theological Seminary has its headquarters based inCamilla. Theseminary's headquarters consists of two administrative buildings. Most of the seminary's students take online classes to complete their degree programs, but in January 2020 the school started to provide on-site courses at their location in Camilla.[23]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 5,150 | 58.02% | 3,701 | 41.69% | 26 | 0.29% |
| 2020 | 4,935 | 55.06% | 3,993 | 44.55% | 35 | 0.39% |
| 2016 | 4,279 | 54.30% | 3,493 | 44.33% | 108 | 1.37% |
| 2012 | 4,155 | 50.18% | 4,081 | 49.28% | 45 | 0.54% |
| 2008 | 4,201 | 51.66% | 3,872 | 47.61% | 59 | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 3,885 | 53.42% | 3,360 | 46.20% | 27 | 0.37% |
| 2000 | 2,790 | 48.11% | 2,971 | 51.23% | 38 | 0.66% |
| 1996 | 2,033 | 36.39% | 3,165 | 56.66% | 388 | 6.95% |
| 1992 | 1,917 | 33.08% | 3,052 | 52.67% | 826 | 14.25% |
| 1988 | 2,590 | 53.29% | 2,260 | 46.50% | 10 | 0.21% |
| 1984 | 2,737 | 49.51% | 2,791 | 50.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 2,231 | 38.10% | 3,566 | 60.89% | 59 | 1.01% |
| 1976 | 1,572 | 25.91% | 4,495 | 74.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 2,400 | 68.18% | 1,120 | 31.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 731 | 12.97% | 1,256 | 22.29% | 3,647 | 64.73% |
| 1964 | 3,265 | 73.17% | 1,197 | 26.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 430 | 11.64% | 3,264 | 88.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 382 | 12.26% | 2,735 | 87.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 601 | 16.44% | 3,054 | 83.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 152 | 7.35% | 1,453 | 70.30% | 462 | 22.35% |
| 1944 | 226 | 9.40% | 2,179 | 90.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 155 | 6.78% | 2,131 | 93.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 79 | 3.32% | 2,297 | 96.47% | 5 | 0.21% |
| 1932 | 15 | 0.71% | 2,097 | 99.06% | 5 | 0.24% |
| 1928 | 143 | 9.53% | 1,358 | 90.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 51 | 6.09% | 736 | 87.83% | 51 | 6.09% |
| 1920 | 144 | 13.41% | 930 | 86.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 96 | 9.07% | 921 | 87.05% | 41 | 3.88% |
| 1912 | 150 | 12.54% | 1,046 | 87.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
It was named either for Henry Mitchell, a general in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), or for David B. Mitchell, who served twice as Georgia's governor in the early 1800s; historical sources differ.
Some historians say that the county was named for David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia in 1809-13 and again in 1815-17, and that Camilla was named for daughter. However, the Georgia Laws of 1857 (pages 38-40), creating Mitchell County, say the county was named in honor of Gen. Henry Mitchell, who was born in 1760 and died in 1839
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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