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Population (year 2000): 804. Estimated
population in July 2005: 968 (+20.4% change)
Males: 377 (46.9%), Females: 427 (53.1%)
Mitchell County
Zip code:
31716
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $22,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,200 (year 2000)
Races in Baconton:
- Black (59.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (14.2%), Irish (6.3%),
German (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.9%), English (1.4%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 180 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Baconton
- High school or higher: 63.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Baconton city
- Never married: 38.3%
- Now married: 35.4%
- Separated: 7.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+28.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Baconton:
- PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
ALBANY, GA)
- MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAMILLA,
GA)
- HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 15 miles; ALBANY,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Baconton:
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- MOODY AFB (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baconton:
- CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 14 miles; CAMILLA,
GA; ID: CXU)
- SYLVESTER (about 23 miles; SYLVESTER, GA; ID: SYV)
- DAWSON MUNI (about 31 miles; DAWSON, GA; ID: 16J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Baconton:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ALBANY, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 87 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
Public primary/middle school in Baconton:
- BACONTON COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
519; Location: 260 EAST WALTON STREET; Grades: PK - 10)
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