Pitts, Georgia
| Pitts, Georgia | |
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| City | |
 Location in Wilcox County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 31°56′43″N 83°32′24″W / 31.94528°N 83.54000°WCoordinates: 31°56′43″N 83°32′24″W / 31.94528°N 83.54000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Wilcox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 308 |
| • Density | 385/sq mi (146.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31072 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-61544 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332700 |
Pitts is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. The population was 308 at the 2000 census.
Pitts is located at 31°56′43″N 83°32′24″W / 31.94528°N 83.54000°W (31.945270, -83.540004).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
The community which later became Pitts began as a settlement in the area of the home of L.C. Peebles, two miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid-1880s. Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J.A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and the post office was established on 1 November 1888 with Pitts as postmaster.
On April 20, 1921, various people throughout southwest and south-central Georgia observed a meteor trail across the sky which culminated in an explosion and impact at a minimum of four spots slightly north of Pitts. Three fragments of the meteorite were recovered, one falling within a few feet of a child playing outside. It was classified as an iron meteorite. The largest recovered fragment weighed 3.76 kilograms and is currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution Collection. The other fragments remain in private collections. Local accounts and fragments were collected and documented in the Geological Survey of Georgia Bulletin, Issue 29.
As of the census of 2000, there were 308 people, 121 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 383.9 people per square mile (148.6/km²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 180.7 per square mile (70.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.62% White and 23.38% African American.
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