Pelham is a city in
Mitchell County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population was 3,507 at the
2020 census,
down from 3,898 in
2010
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. Pelham is well-known for its agriculture, with vast farming of cotton and pecans in the area.
History
Pelham was incorporated in 1881 and named in honor of
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officer
John Pelham, who was born to a family of
slave owners
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A
* Adelicia Acklen (1817–1887), at one time the wealthiest woman in Tennessee, she inh ...
in northeastern
Alabama
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in 1838.
Geography and climate
Pelham is in southeastern Mitchell County at (31.126629, -84.152703),
sitting at the crossroads of
US 19
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and
State Route 93. U.S. 19 passes through the east side of the city and leads northwest to
Camilla, the
county seat
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, and southeast to
Thomasville. State Route 93 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to
Sale City and south to
Cairo
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, while
State Route 65 leads west from Pelham to
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Pelham has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.
Pelham has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by humid summers and mild winters. It receives an average of of rain per year. The average number of days with any measurable precipitation is 90. Pelham has on average 233 sunny days per year. The July high is around , while the January low is .
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 3,507 people, 1,325 households, and 857 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 4,126 people, 1,467 households and 999 families in the city. The population density was . There were 1,591 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 56.13%
African American
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, 41.66%
White
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, 0.24%
Native American, 0.46%
Asian
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, 0.02%
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, 0.78% from
other races
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, and 0.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 1,467 households, out of which 33.9% had children younger than 18 living with them, 35.2% were
married couples living together, 28.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.1% younger than 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and older, there were 72.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,040, and the median income for a family was $24,968. Males had a median income of $21,476 versus $17,161 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $10,703. About 29.6% of families and 33.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 47.0% of those younger than 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or older.
Education
The
Pelham City School District holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The district has 101 full-time teachers and over 1,627 students.
School Stats
Retrieved June 24, 2010.
*Pelham Elementary School
*Pelham City Middle School
*Pelham High School
Pelham High School may refer to:
* Pelham High School (Alabama), a school in Pelham, Alabama, United States
* Pelham High School (Georgia), a school in Pelham, Georgia, United States
* Pelham High School (New Hampshire)
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Notable people
* Donnie Cochran, former commander of the Blue Angels Precision Air team and first black member
*Don Griffin
Donald Frederick Griffin (born March 17, 1964 in Pelham, Georgia) is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 176-lb. cornerback from Middle Te ...
, two-time Super Bowl winner with San Francisco 49'ers
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Mitchell County, Georgia