The Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, anchored by the city of Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, Georgia

Fitzgerald is a city in Ben Hill in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is the county seat of Ben Hill County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,053...

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the area had a population of 27,415 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 27,653).

Communities

• Incorporated places
  • Fitzgerald
    Fitzgerald, Georgia
    Fitzgerald is a city in Ben Hill in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is the county seat of Ben Hill County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,053...
    
     (Principal city)
  • Ocilla
    Ocilla, Georgia
    Ocilla is a city in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,270 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Irwin County.Ocilla is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Bowen's Mill
  • Irwinville
    Irwinville, Georgia
    Irwinville is an unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. It is best known as the site of Jefferson Davis's capture at the end of the Civil War. On May 9, 1865, Jefferson Davis and a small group of officials camped in this pine forest, not knowing that Union cavalry...
    
    
  • Mystic
  • Queensland
    Queensland, Georgia
    Queensland is an unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 129 north of the city of Fitzgerald, the county seat of Ben Hill County. Its elevation is 249 feet . The community is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 27,415 people, 10,317 households, and 7,327 families residing within the area. The racial makeup of the area was 66.41% White, 30.19% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population.

The median income for a household in the area was $28,679, and the median income for a family was $34,129. Males had a median income of $27,789 versus $20,040 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the area was $14,480.