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54: 1191: 1464: 42: 53: 367:, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km), or 2.75%, are water. 318: 1113: 1374: 1084: 360:(31.072664, -84.090988). A small portion of Mitchell County within 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of the center of town is also within the city limits. 1052: 1064: 1031: 1586: 728:
Circa 2024 the population was 1,035. The population by county breakdown was as follows: 993 in Thomas County and 42 in Mitchell County.
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passes through the center of Meigs on Marshall Street and Depot Street; it leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to
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Record of the Descendants of Vincent Meigs: Who Came from Dorsetshire, England, to America about 1635
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passes just east of the city limits, leading southeast 19 miles (31 km) to
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incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889. The city is named after
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Index

City
Meigs City Hall and police station
Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia
Thomas County
Georgia
31°4′22″N 84°5′28″W / 31.07278°N 84.09111°W / 31.07278; -84.09111
Country
State
Georgia
Counties
Thomas
Mitchell
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
229
FIPS code
GNIS
Thomas County
Georgia
Mitchell County
2020 census
2010
Georgia General Assembly
William Allen Meigs
31°4′22″N 84°5′28″W / 31.07278°N 84.09111°W / 31.07278; -84.09111

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