Official Name: | Cecil, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.52 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.47 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 284 |
Population Density Km2: | 114.76 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 297.38 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 31.0472°N -83.3933°W |
Elevation M: | 73 |
Elevation Ft: | 240 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31627[2] |
Area Code: | 229 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-14192[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0331347[4] |
Cecil is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census and 284 in 2020.
A post office called Cecil was established in 1888.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Cecil as a town in 1890.[6]
Cecil is located at 31.0472°N -83.3933°W (31.047092, -83.393416).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9sqmi, of which 0.9sqmi is land and 1.18% is water.
White (non-Hispanic) | 179 | 63.03% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 88 | 30.99% | |
Native American | 1 | 0.35% | |
Asian | 2 | 0.7% | |
Other/Mixed | 6 | 2.11% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.82% |
South Georgia Motorsports Park, a racing venue, is located near Cecil.[9]
The town offers rustic accommodations at the Cecil Bay RV Park.[10]