Bemiss, Georgia
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Bemiss, Georgia
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Georgia
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Lowndes
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| area_total_sq_mi = 7.80
| area_land_sq_mi = 7.74
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.07
| area_total_km2 = 20.21
| area_land_km2 = 20.04
| area_water_km2 = 0.17
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| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 449.02
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft = 245
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 31605 (Valdosta)
|area_code = 229
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 13-06968
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2812690{{Cite gnis|2812690|Bemiss Census Designated Place}}
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|population_total = 8999
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1162.96
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Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat.
Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.{{Cite web|title=Bemiss CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1306968|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 8999
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2020
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Bemiss was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.
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|+Bemiss CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bemiss CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1306968&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2020 |
| White alone (NH)
|4,868 |54.09% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,539 |28.21% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|35 |0.39% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|252 |2.80% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|12 |0.13% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|62 |0.69% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|509 |5.66% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|722 |8.02% |
| Total
|8,999 |100.00% |
At the 2020 census, its population was 8,999. Among the population in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.09% non-Hispanic white, 28.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.80% Asian alone, 0.13% Pacific Islander American, 0.69% some other race, 5.66% multiracial, and 8.02% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Education
Residents are in the Lowndes County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13185_lowndes/DC20SD_C13185.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lowndes County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13185_lowndes/DC20SD_C13185_SD2MS.txt Text list] Lowndes High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Lowndes County, Georgia
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