Meigs City, Georgia

Meigs City is a one of the Thomas and Mitchell counties, Georgia, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. It is home to over 1090 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1077, It is Georgia's 327th largest by population . It has total area of 1.61 square miles (4.17 square kilometre), of which, 1.59 square miles (4.12 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 179th smallest by total area among Georgia.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1090 people, 399 households, and 287 families residing in the city. The population density was 686.4 people per square mile (265.02/kmē), it is the 238th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 460 housing units at an average density of 289.3 per square mile (111.7/kmē). The average household size was 2.72 persons, and the average family size was 3.24 persons. The population's age distribution was 32.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median age is 30.8 years, The median age of males and females living in Meigs City was 27 and 32.9 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 26.24% White, 66.79% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0% Asian, 1.38% Native Hawaiian, 0.83% from two or more races and 4.77% Other races.

Meigs city Georgia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Meigs city Georgia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Meigs City Georgia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $16993, it is Georgia's tenth poorest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $20046, it is the eighth poorest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $8104, it would be the eighth lowest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income was $12650, Males have a median income of $15357 versus $11635 for females.

In 2000, 343 pupils and students, of which 176 are male and 167 are female, 31.47% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 14 nursery or pri school, 21 kindergarten, 191 elementary school, 108 high school and 9 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1090
April 2000 Estimate1090
July 2000 Estimate1092
July 2001 Estimate1089
July 2002 Estimate1085
July 2003 Estimate1090
July 2004 Estimate1079
July 2005 Estimate1089
July 2006 Estimate1085
July 2007 Estimate1078
July 2008 Estimate1077
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school21214
Kindergarten13821
Elementary school83108191
High school7236108
College or graduate school639
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Meigs city, Georgia$16993$20046$8104
Thomas County, Georgia$31115$39239$16211
Georgia, United States$42433$49280$21154
United States$41994$50046$21587