Miller County, Georgia
| Miller County, Georgia | |
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Miller County Courthouse in Colquitt
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1856 |
| Seat | Colquitt |
| Largest city | Colquitt |
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| • Total | 284 sq mi (736 km2) |
| • Land | 282 sq mi (730 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,125 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,125. The county seat is Colquitt. The county was created on February 26, 1856 and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806 – 56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km2), of which 282 square miles (730 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.4%) is water.
The majority of Miller County, west of a north-to-south line made as a continuation of the eastern Early County border, is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's very northeastern corner is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin, while the southeastern portion, from just north of State Route 91 going south, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,383 people, 2,487 households, and 1,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 9/km² (23/mi²). There were 2,770 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.26% White, 28.90% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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