Midville, Georgia
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|postal_code = 30441{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/30441|title=Midville ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}
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Midville is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1351240| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183129/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1351240| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Midville city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 8, 2013}} and 385 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Midville as a town in 1877.{{cite book|title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AC9AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA174|year=1877|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=174}} The community was so named on account of its central location between Macon and Savannah.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=147 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Midville is located in the southwest corner of Burke County at {{Coord|32|49|17|N|82|14|12|W|type:city}} (32.821321, -82.236586).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} The southern border of the city is the Ogeechee River, which is also the county line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.34%, is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 152
|1900= 275
|1910= 603
|1920= 985
|1930= 853
|1940= 780
|1950= 682
|1960= 676
|1970= 665
|1980= 670
|1990= 620
|2000= 457
|2010= 269
|2020= 385
|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=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}
1930-1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1940-1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1960-1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980-2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
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|+Midville city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Midville city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=160XX00US1351240&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau}} !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Midville city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1351240&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Midville city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1351240&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|141 |125 |style='background: #ffffe6; |148 |30.85% |46.47% |style='background: #ffffe6; |38.44% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|305 |134 |style='background: #ffffe6; |222 |66.74% |49.81% |style='background: #ffffe6; |57.66% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|0 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.74% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|11 |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |2.41% |1.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.78% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0 |5 |style='background: #ffffe6; |12 |0.00% |1.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.12% |
| Total
|457 |269 |style='background: #ffffe6; |385 |100.00% |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 269 people living in the city. By the 2020 census, its population grew to 385.
Education
Midville is in the Burke County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13033_burke/DC20SD_C13033.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burke County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13033_burke/DC20SD_C13033_SD2MS.txt Text list]
Notable people
- Tedi Thurman, model and television personality, was born in Midville.
- Pat Dye, former football coach at Auburn University.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
- William Pierce (serial killer), serial killer who murdered 9 people across 3 states from June 1970 to January 1971.
See also
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
References
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External links
- [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/burke/sherman-at-midville Sherman at Midville] historical marker
{{Burke County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}
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Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)