Mitchell is a town in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census, and 153 in 2020. Mitchell is home to the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum.

History

Mitchell had its start in the 1880s, when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after R. M. Mitchell, a railroad official. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mitchell as a town in 1896. The town was profiled in an article in The Los Angeles Times in 1978, with a reporter describing it as "a town that harks back to a simpler, more innocent America of a century ago," and noting that "The folks who live here in east-central Georgia's picturesque countryside know one another so well tha the wife of the former mayor called the community 'one big security blanket'

Geography

Mitchell is located in western Glascock County at the intersection of State Routes 102 and 123. SR 102 leads east 6 mi to Gibson, the Glascock County seat, and southwest 19 mi to Sandersville, while SR 123 leads northwest 18 mi to Sparta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mitchell has a total area of 3.8 km2, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 0.42%, is water. It is located 2 mi east of the Ogeechee River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 173 people, 72 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.2 PD/sqmi. There were 77 housing units at an average density of 53.0 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 83.82% White and 16.18% African American. By 2020, its population declined to 153.