| Official Name: | Milner, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lamar |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 772 |
| Population Density Km2: | 141.47 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 366.40 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1131°N -84.195°W |
| Elevation M: | 256 |
| Elevation Ft: | 840 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30257 |
| Area Code: | 770 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-51604[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0332395[3] |
Milner is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. The population was 610 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 522 at the 2000 census. Milner is part of Metro Atlanta.
The community founded in 1912 and was named after Willis R Milner, a pioneer citizen.[5]
Milner is located in northwestern Lamar County at 33.1131°N -84.195°W (33.112941, -84.195017).[6] U.S. Route 41 passes through the southwest side of the city, leading southeast 5miles to Barnesville, the Lamar county seat, and northwest to Griffin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4km2, all land.[7] The city sits on the Eastern Continental Divide, with the east side draining via Prairie Creek and Edie Creek to the Little Towaliga River, the Towaliga River, the Ocmulgee River, and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean, while the west side drains via Grape Creek to Potato Creek, the Flint River, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
Milner first appeared in the 1880 U.S. census and was part of Pike County until Lamar County was formed in 1920.
As of the census of 2000, there were 522 people, 189 households, and 145 families residing in the city. The population density was 372sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 143.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 72.61% White, 26.44% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.57% Asian, and 0.19% from two or more races.
There were 189 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,222, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $31,328 versus $19,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,819. About 6.5% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.