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Midville is a city in Burke County,
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, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census, and 385 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.


History

The
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incorporated Midville as a town in 1877. The community was so named on account of its central location between Macon and Savannah.


Geography

Midville is located in the southwest corner of Burke County at (32.821321, -82.236586). The southern border of the city is the
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, which is also the county line. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.34%, is water.


Demographics

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.
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Notable people

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Tedi Thurman Theodora "Tedi" Thurman (born Dorothy Ruth Thurman; June 23, 1923 – September 17, 2012) was an American fashion model and actress who found fame in the 1950s as Miss Monitor on NBC's ''Monitor (NBC Radio), Monitor'', a 40-hour weekend radio sh ...
, model and television personality, was born in Midville. * Pat Dye, former football coach at Auburn University. *
William Pierce (serial killer) William Joseph Pierce Jr. (October 11, 1931 – May 31, 2020) was an American serial killer who committed a series of at least nine murders in three states from June 1970 to January 1971. After his capture, he admitted his guilt, was convicted ...
, serial killer who murdered 9 people across 3 states from June 1970 to January 1971.


See also

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Central Savannah River Area The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning thirteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCol ...


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Sherman at Midville
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