Geography
Mitchell County is 514 square miles of beautiful countryside and quiet towns. With only 47 persons per square mile, there remains a country air about Mitchell County while being between Albany and Tallahassee. The county has the Flint River as its western border and US Highway 19 a major four lane corridor passing through its very heart.

Mitchell County is 200 miles south of Atlanta and 60 miles north of Tallahassee, Florida.

Pelham
Sale City
Baconton
Camilla
Historical Maps of Mitchell County
DOT Map of Mitchell County

Census Data
US Census Quick Facts
DCA Snapshot of the County

With over 24,000 people, Mitchell County remains one of a few select counties in Georgia outside of the Atlanta metropolitan area that maintains a positive growth rate.

	Mitchell Co.	Camilla	Pelham	Sale City	Baconton
Population, 1990	20,275	5,008	3,869	324	623
Population, 2000	23,932	5,669	4,126	319	804
Population, 2004 Estimate	23,832	from US Census Date: 2000 Census Data

Mitchell County Natural Resources
Mitchell County is situated above the Clairborne Aquifer, one of the Floridan Aquifers. Average temperatures range from 38 degrees in the winter to 92 degrees in the summer. Annual rainfall averages 53 inches per year. Mitchell County’s winters are significantly milder than in other areas of the country.

Major Industries

• Agriculture
  
• Processing Facilities
• Manufacturing
  
• Hunting and Eco-Tourism
  
• Alternative Fuels

Telecommunications
Mitchell County has excellent availability of high speed internet services through the innovations of the City of Camilla and the City of Pelham. Through public funding, grants, and local businesses, there are a wide variety of methods to connect to the fiber optic pathways that literally spider throughout the county.

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Utilities
Mitchell Electric Membership Cooperative (Mitchell EMC)
Mitchell EMC is a not-for-profit consumer owned electric cooperative that supplies energy to more than 25,000 accounts in Southwest Georgia. Organized and incorporated in 1937 to supply electricity to people that investor-owned utilities refused to serve, it is locally owned and operated, and is a cooperative type business. The corporation is headquartered in Camilla, GA with branch offices in Albany and Sylvester.

Georgia Power
Georgia Power, the recipient of the 2001 IDRC Global Innovator Award for Economic Development, operates a full-service Community and Economic Development organization serving the entire state of Georgia. Their 75 year history of helping new and existing companies expand in Georgia is a result of experienced leadership, leading edge technology, targeted research and data management tools, and unique value added site selection services. At the same time, Georgia Power has been assisting Georgia communities build their economic development attractiveness by offering leadership, strategy, infrastructure, and marketing consultation services.

City of Camilla
The City of Camilla provides a variety of services to residential and commercial customers including:

• Electricity
• Gas
  
• Water and Sewer Services
  
• Telecommunications - including cable and high speed Internet services
  
• Garbage Pickup

For more information on connections, fees, and rates, please contact (229) 336-2220 or stop by the business office at 30 East Broad Street in Camilla Georgia.

City of Pelham
The City of Pelham provides gas, water and sewer, cable and high speed Internet services. Georgia Power provides electricity.
For more information contact Pelham City Hall (229) 294-7900
128 West Railroad Street in Pelham - cityhall@pelnet.net

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Infrastructure
International Airport:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Atlanta, GA - 204 miles
Jacksonville International (JAX) Jacksonville, FL - 203 miles

Commercial Airport:
Southwest GA Regional Airport (ABY) Albany, GA - 25 miles
Tallahassee FL Regional Airport (TLH) Tallahassee, FL - 66 miles

Public Airport:
Camilla Municipal Airport with a 5,000’ paved, lighted runway, NDB, VASI landing system, aircraft tie-down, air frame and power plant repair, hangars, and fuel.

Labor Force
The Mitchell County Labor Market Area (LMA) includes Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas, and Worth counties. The civilian labor force exceeds 129,000, with 5.5% representing more than 7,000 residents who are jobless and looking for work. The estimated 2002 population is 283,500 (23,974 for Mitchell County alone.) The mean travel time to work in Mitchell County is just under 27 minutes. Almost 53% of the population over age sixteen is in the labor force. When looking at the population over age 25, almost 66% are high school graduates or equivalent and approximately 9% have a bachelor’s degree or higher

US Census Economic Data
Georgia Department of Labor - Area Labor Profile

Civilian Labor Force Estimates (March 2003)

County	Civilian Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate(%)
Mitchell	11,964	11,423	541	4.5%
Mitchell County LMA Civilian Labor Force Total	129,484	122,385	7,099	5.5%

Commuting Patters (2000 Census)

Employed Mitchell County Residents by County Where Employed		Workers Employed in Mitchell County by County of Residence
Mitchell	63.6%	Mitchell	68.2%
Dougherty	19.5%	Dougherty	8.6%
Thomas	6.0%	Thomas	5.0%
Colquitt	2.0%	Colquitt	3.6%
Decatur	1.8%	Decatur	3.5%
Grady	1.5%	Grady	2.3%
Baker	1.2%	Baker	2.0%
Lee	1.1%	Lee	1.4%
Other	3.4%	Other	5.3%

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Quality of Life
View US Census Housing Characteristics. The median gross rent in Mitchell County in 1999 was $237 and the median gross mortgage was $444.

Healthcare
Mitchell County’s medical community includes Mitchell County Hospital, as well as an exceptional group of doctors and medical facilities. Healthcare is readily available and major services include: Echocardiogram, Emergency Department, Endoscopy, Family Practice, Home Health Services, Inpatient Services, Laboratory, Mobile Sleep Disorders Testing, Pediatrics, Radiology, Respiratory Care, Sleep Studies and Vascular Imaging

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