Bemiss, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Bemiss, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Bemiss
Coordinates:30.9331°N -83.2408°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lowndes
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:7.80
Area Land Sq Mi:7.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Total Km2:20.21
Area Land Km2:20.04
Area Water Km2:0.17
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:449.02
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:245
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:31605 (Valdosta)
Area Code:229
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-06968
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812690
Population Total:8999
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:1162.96

Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, 8miles north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat.

Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.[2]

Demographics

Bemiss was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.

Bemiss CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)4,86854.09%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,53928.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)350.39%
Asian alone (NH)2522.80%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)120.13%
Some Other Race alone (NH)620.69%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)5095.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7228.02%
Total8,999100.00%

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Bemiss CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: 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.