| County: | Mitchell County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Seat Wl: | Camilla |
| Largest City Wl: | Camilla |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 514 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 512 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.7 |
| Area Percentage: | 0.3% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 21755 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 42 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| Ex Image: | Mitchell County Courthouse (South face).JPG |
| Ex Image Cap: | Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1936), Camilla |
| Web: | http://www.mitchellcountyga.net/ |
| District: | 2nd |
Mitchell County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,755.[1] The county seat is Camilla.[2] Mitchell County was created on December 21, 1857.[3]
Sources conflict as to whether Mitchell County was named for David Brydie Mitchell, the 27th Governor of Georgia, or for Henry Mitchell, a general in the Revolutionary War.[4] However, it is most likely that the county was named for General Henry Mitchell, as a marker outside of the Mitchell County Courthouse says, "However, the Georgia Laws of 1857 (pages 38-40), creating Mitchell County, say the county was named in honor of Gen. Henry Mitchell...."[5]
Mitchell County was created out of Baker County on December 21, 1857. It is the state's 123rd county.[6]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.3%) is water.[7]
The bulk of Mitchell County is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's southeastern corner, bordered by a line from Sale City southwest through Pelham, is located in the Lower Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin.[8]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 10,106 | 46.45% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,054 | 46.21% | |
| Native American | 37 | 0.17% | |
| Asian | 108 | 0.5% | |
| Other/Mixed | 486 | 2.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 964 | 4.43% |
The Mitchell County School District operates public schools.
Andersonville Theological Seminary has its headquarters based in Camilla. The seminary's headquarters consists of two administrative buildings. Most of the seminary's students take online classes to complete their degree programs, but in January 2020 the school started to provide on-site courses at their location in Camilla.[10]