Woodville is a city in

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, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census, down from 400 at the 2000 census.

History

According to tradition Woodville was so named from the fact it was a shipping point of wood. The

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incorporated Woodville as a city in 1911.

Geography

Woodville is in northeastern Greene County along

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(Dogwood Road), north of Union Point and south of Maxeys.

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, the Greene County seat, is to the southwest. According to the

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, Woodville has a total area of , of which , or 0.33%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 400 people, 136 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The

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was 81.3 people per square mile (31.4/km). There were 147 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 29.50%

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, 69.50%

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, 0.75% Native American and 0.25%

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of any race were 1.50% of the population. There were 136 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were

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living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.43. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $34,219. Males had a median income of $25,568 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the city was $14,550. About 19.4% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the

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, including 40.6% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Woodville was home to Major Robert McWhorter (

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) who represented Greene County in the

for most of the period 1847–1884. McWhorter is noted as being the first Republican

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of the

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(1868-1870) under the

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government. McWhorter is buried in Woodville Cemetery.

References

{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Greene County, Georgia