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