Miller County, Georgia



Miller County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,000. The county seat is Colquitt. The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 sqmi, of which 282 sqmi is land and 1.2 sqmi (0.4%) is water.

The majority of Miller County, west of a north-to-south line made as a continuation of the eastern Early County border, is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's very northeastern corner is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin, while the southeastern portion, from just north of State Route 91 going south, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.

Major highways

 * US 27.svg U.S. Route 27
 * Georgia 1.svg State Route 1
 * Georgia 39.svg State Route 39
 * Georgia 45.svg State Route 45
 * Georgia 91.svg State Route 91
 * Georgia 91 Spur.svg State Route 91 Spur
 * Georgia 273.svg State Route 273
 * Georgia 310.svg State Route 310

Adjacent counties

 * Baker County (northeast)
 * Decatur County (southeast)
 * Seminole County (southwest)
 * Early County (northwest)

City

 * Colquitt

Census-designated place

 * Boykin

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,000 people, 2,333 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county.

Education
The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.