Pelham is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,507 at the 2020 census, down from 3,898 in 2010. Pelham is well known for its agriculture, with vast farming of cotton and pecans in the area.
History Pelham was incorporated in 1881 and named in honor of Confederate officer John Pelham, who was born to a family of slave owners in northeastern Alabama in 1838.
Geography Pelham is in southeastern Mitchell County at (31.126629, -84.152703), sitting at the crossroads of US 19 and State Route 93. U.S. 19 passes through the east side of the city and leads northwest to Camilla, the county seat, and southeast to Thomasville. State Route 93 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Sale City and south to Cairo, while State Route 65 leads west from Pelham to Hopeful.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pelham has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.
Pelham has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by humid summers and mild winters. It receives an average of of rain per year. The average number of days with any measurable precipitation is 90. Pelham has on average 233 sunny days per year. The July high is around , while the January low is .
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Pelham had a population of 3,507 and 857 families. The median age was 38.8 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,354 households in Pelham, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.3% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,516 housing units, of which 10.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%.
+Pelham racial composition as of 2020RaceNum.Perc.White (non-Hispanic)1,17433.48%Black or African American (non-Hispanic)2,08259.37%Native American60.17%Asian160.46%Other/Mixed1113.17%Hispanic or Latino1183.36% Education The Pelham City School District, which conforms to the municipal boundaries, - Text list holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school and a high school.Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 24, 2010. The district has 101 full-time teachers and over 1,627 students.School Stats, Retrieved June 24, 2010.
Pelham Elementary School Pelham City Middle School Pelham High School
Notable people Donnie Cochran, former commander of the Blue Angels Precision Air team and first black member Don Griffin, two-time Super Bowl winner with San Francisco 49'ers
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