Meigs is a city in

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and

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counties in the

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. The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census.

History

The

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incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889. The city is named after

Josiah Meigs Josiah Meigs (August 21, 1757 – September 4, 1822) was an American academic, journalist and government official. He was the first acting president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, Athens, where he implemented the universit ...

(1757–1822), American college professor, journalist, and president of the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

Geography

Meigs is located at (31.072664, -84.090988). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.24%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 928 people, 394 households, and 235 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 399 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 460 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 66.79%

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, 26.24%

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, 1.38%

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, 4.77% from

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, and 0.83% from two or more races.

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of any race were 7.61% of the population. There were 399 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were

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living together, 31.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.24. In the city, the population was spread out, with 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 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $16,993, and the median income for a family was $20,046. Males had a median income of $18,594 versus $16,667 for females. The

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for the city was $8,104. About 36.2% of families and 45.4% of the population were below the

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, including 64.5% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Meigs had the 14th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.

References

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