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Luthersville is a city in
Meriwether County, Georgia Meriwether County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613. The county seat is Greenville, home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on ...
, United States. The population was 874 at the 2010 census.


History

The
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incorporated Luthersville as a town in 1872. The community was named after the 16th-century German reformer
Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...
.


Geography

Luthersville is located at (33.209299, −84.745286). According to the
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, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) is land and 0.32% is water.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 776 people, 248 households, and 173 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 783 people, 273 households, and 205 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 299 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 43.93%
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, 51.85%
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, 0.89% Native American, 2.43% from
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, and 0.89% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 3.96% of the population. There were 273 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.31. In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $29,444. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,033. About 20.0% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.


References

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