Bemiss, Georgia

Place in Georgia, United States

30°55′59″N 83°14′27″W / 30.93306°N 83.24083°W / 30.93306; -83.24083Country

United StatesStateGeorgiaCountyLowndesArea

^[1]

• Total7.80 sq mi (20.21 km²) • Land7.74 sq mi (20.04 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km²)Elevation

^[2]

245 ft (75 m)Population

(2020)

• Total8,999 • Density1,162.96/sq mi (449.02/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

31605 (Valdosta)

Area code229FIPS code13-06968GNIS feature ID2812690^[2]

Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, 8 miles (13 km) north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat.

Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,999		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

Bemiss was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.^[5]

**Bemiss CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	4,868	54.09%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,539	28.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	35	0.39%
Asian alone (NH)	252	2.80%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	12	0.13%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	62	0.69%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	509	5.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	722	8.02%
Total	8,999	100.00%

At the 2020 census, its population was 8,999. Among the population in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.09% non-Hispanic white, 28.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 2.80% Asian alone, 0.13% Pacific Islander American, 0.69% some other race, 5.66% multiracial, and 8.02% Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[5]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Bemiss Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Bemiss CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bemiss CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.