Milan is a city in Dodge and Telfair counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 700 at the 2010 census, down from 1,012 in 2000. By 2020, its population was 613.

History

Milan was founded in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Milan as a town in 1891. The city was named after Milan, in Italy. On May 25, 1919, at the age of 72, a black man named Berry Washington defended two young black girls who were attacked by two drunken white men. A mob of 75 to 100 white men hung him from a post, then shot his corpse to pieces. In spite of a $1,000 reward offered by Governor Dorsey, no one was ever arrested.

Geography

Milan is located in southeastern Dodge County and northwestern Telfair County at 32.02028°N, -83.06417°W (32.020195, -83.064091). The county boundary passes through the center of the city. U.S. Route 280 passes through the city just south of the center, leading east 10 mi to McRae and west 15 mi to Abbeville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.2 km2, of which 8.1 km2 is land and 0.1 sqkm, or 1.26%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 613 people, 269 households, and 168 families residing in the city.

Notable person