Griffin, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia
—  City  —
Nickname(s): "The Iris City"
Location in Spalding County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Georgia
County Spalding
Area
 • Total 14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2)
 • Land 14.5 sq mi (37.6 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 23,643
 • Density 1,606.2/sq mi (620.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 30223-30224
Area code(s) 770
FIPS code 13-35324[1]
GNIS feature ID 0356111[2]

Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia.[3] It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643[4].

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Geography

Griffin is located at (33.247602, -84.270891)[5]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.6 square miles (38 km2), of which 14.5 square miles (38 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.55%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 23,451 people, 8,876 households, and 5,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,615.0 people per square mile (623.6/km²). There were 9,636 housing units at an average density of 663.6 per square mile (256.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.98% White, 49.88% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 8,876 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% 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 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,088, and the median income for a family was $33,963. Males had a median income of $30,488 versus $21,352 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,563. About 17.7% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Griffin-Spalding County School District

The Griffin-Spalding County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of eleven elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools.[6] The district has 661 full-time teachers and over 10,648 students.[7]

National Register of Historic Places in Spalding County

Citizens of note

Military service

Spanish–American War

Griffin raised two batteries of Field Artillery for the Spanish–American War, Batteries A and B, Georgia Volunteer Light Artillery, which was organized as follows:

Officers: 8
Enlisted Men: 246
Officers: 7
Enlisted Men: 308
Officers: 8
Enlisted Men: 333

One of the Officers resigned before the unit was mustered out. Three of the Enlisted Men transferred to other units, six were discharged for disability, ten were discharged for various reasons, two died of disease, and four deserted. Neither unit actually left Griffin.[9]

Griffin in fiction

Griffin in nonfiction

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  4. ^ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1335324.html
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  6. ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  7. ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  8. ^ Doc Holiday. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Holliday
  9. ^ US Army Center of Military History Historical Resources Branch: Spanish American War Volunteer Forces

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