Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia

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Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. The population was 973 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Georgetown was once destroyed by fire in 1903; every building except for the post office and three houses were not destroyed by the fire.

[edit] Geography

Georgetown is located at 31°53′2″N, 85°6′5″W (31.883998, -85.101488)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (30.46%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 973 people, 367 households, and 274 families residing in the city. The population density was 137.1/km² (355.0/mi²). There were 554 housing units at an average density of 78.1/km² (202.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 39.77% White, 60.02% African American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races.

There were 367 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,941, and the median income for a family was $25,250. Males had a median income of $22,404 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,407. About 22.0% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 or over.