Bemiss, Georgia
Bemiss, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′59″N 83°14′27″W / 30.93306°N 83.24083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Georgia |
County | Lowndes |
Area | |
• Total | 7.80 sq mi (20.21 km2) |
• Land | 7.74 sq mi (20.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 245 ft (75 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,999 |
• Density | 1,162.96/sq mi (449.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 31605 (Valdosta) |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-06968 |
GNIS feature ID | 2812690[2] |
Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, 8 miles (13 km) north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat.
Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 8,999 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020[5] |
Bemiss was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.[5]
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[5] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 4,868 | 54.09% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,539 | 28.21% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 35 | 0.39% |
Asian alone (NH) | 252 | 2.80% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 0.13% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 62 | 0.69% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 509 | 5.66% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 722 | 8.02% |
Total | 8,999 | 100.00% |
At the 2020 census, its population was 8,999. Among the population in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.09% non-Hispanic white, 28.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.80% Asian alone, 0.13% Pacific Islander American, 0.69% some other race, 5.66% multiracial, and 8.02% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Bemiss Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bemiss CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c d "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bemiss CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.