Georgetown

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Georgetown

Total population

220

Median home value

$97,000

3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$20,625

Georgetown$21k

National$74k

Elevation71 m

Land area1.76 km²

Weather93°F · Sunny

Coordinates31.87°, -90.16°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Georgetown is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Georgetown had a population of 252. With its eastern border formed by the Pearl River, it is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Georgetown, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Silver Creek
  20.7 mi away
• Prentiss
  25.3 mi away
• Collins
  38.3 mi away · pop. 2,455
• Gluckstadt
  45.6 mi away
• Columbia
  46.8 mi away · pop. 6,632
• Port Gibson
  48.4 mi away · pop. 1,261
• Meadville
  50.9 mi away
• Magnolia
  52.2 mi away · pop. 3,059
• Soso
  52.8 mi away · pop. 431
• Alcorn State University
  57.3 mi away · pop. 972
• Lake
  59.1 mi away · pop. 522
• Eastabuchie
  59.8 mi away · pop. 82

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Georgetown

Bridge across Pearl River, Miss

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1922

A complaint to the Hon. Albert G. Brown (of Mississippi), chairman of the Senate's Committee on the District of Columbia, upon the subject of the Potomac Bridge, as an obstruction to the commerce of Georgetown, D.C.

Henry Addison · 1856

The Ohio and Mississippi navigator

Zadok Cramer · 1802

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain · 1817

Great houses of the South

Laurie Ossman · 2010

Uncommon warriors

Ken W. Sayers · 2012

America's 100 best places to retire

Annette Fuller · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 96 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 126 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 142 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 163 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 184 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 184 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 188 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Hymenocallis occidentalis eulae

Hymenocallis occidentalis eulae

Seen 2026-06-29

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

Seen 2026-06-24

Green-spored Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Seen 2026-06-24

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle

Tetracha carolina

Seen 2026-06-22

purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Seen 2026-06-16

black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Seen 2026-05-24

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Seen 2026-05-22

Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata

Seen 2026-05-14

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Seen 2026-05-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 07:15 UTC.