Whigham, Georgia
| Whigham, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Whigham City Hall
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 Location in Grady County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 30°53′3″N 84°19′30″W / 30.88417°N 84.32500°WCoordinates: 30°53′3″N 84°19′30″W / 30.88417°N 84.32500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Grady |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 471 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 473 |
| • Density | 401/sq mi (155.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 31797, 39897 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-82412 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333406 |
Whigham is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census, down from 631 in 2000.
Whigham is located in western Grady County at 30°53′3″N 84°19′30″W / 30.88417°N 84.32500°W (30.884219, -84.324927).U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of town as Broad Avenue; it leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Cairo, the county seat, and west 15 miles (24 km) to Bainbridge. Valdosta is 67 miles (108 km) to the east, and Dothan, Alabama, is 70 miles (110 km) to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.98%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 631 people, 179 households, and 134 families residing in the city. The population density was 533.8 people per square mile (206.5/km²). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 179.4 per square mile (69.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.01% White, 35.34% African American, 0.79% Native American, 2.06% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.
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