Morven, Georgia
—  City  —
Location in Brooks County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°56′39″N 83°30′3″W / 30.94417°N 83.50083°W / 30.94417; -83.50083
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Brooks
Area
- Total	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
- Land	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	217 ft (66 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	634
- Density	372.9/sq mi (140.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31638
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-53032[1]
GNIS feature ID	0318505[2]

Morven is a city in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named after a mountain in Scotland. The population was 634 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Around 1750, Spanish missionaries arrived in this area.

The community was incorporated in 1900.

[edit] Geography

Morven is located at 30°56′39″N 83°30′03″W / 30.94417°N 83.50083°W / 30.94417; -83.50083 (30.944263, -83.500796)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.57% is water.

Morven is located at the junction of State Highways 76 and 94 and is west of Interstate 75.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 11,634 people, 225 households, and 152 families residing in the city. The population density was 366.0 people per square mile (141.5/km²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 144.3/sq mi (55.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.48% White, 52.05% African American, 0.16% Native American, 6.31% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.41% of the population.

There were 225 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $25,167. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,126. About 20.6% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

[edit] External links

• City of Morven

• Morven, Georgia is at coordinates 30°56′39″N 83°30′03″W / 30.944263°N 83.500796°W / 30.944263; -83.500796 (Morven, Georgia)Coordinates: 30°56′39″N 83°30′03″W / 30.944263°N 83.500796°W / 30.944263; -83.500796 (Morven, Georgia)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Brooks County, Georgia County seat: Quitman Cities Morven | Pavo‡ | Quitman Town Barwick‡ Community Grooverville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties