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Cairo, Georgia

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The 2000 Census showed that Cairo had a population of 9,239 people.^<1> This represents 0.11% of the total population of Georgia, making it the state's 69th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	9,809	+6.17%	+1.55% since 2007
2007	9,659	+4.55%	+2.27% since 2006
2006	9,445	+2.23%	+1.54% since 2005
2005	9,302	+0.68%	+0.54% since 2004
2004	9,252	+0.14%	+0.23% since 2003
2003	9,231
2002	9,225	-0.15%	+0.17% since 2001
2001	9,209	-0.32%	-0.32% since 2000
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2000	9,239	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
66	Thomaston	N	139 mi [223.7 km]	9,191	2.34% decrease
67	Toccoa	N	260 mi [418.4 km]	9,150	1.86% decrease
68	Jesup	E	145 mi [233.4 km]	10,459	12.72% increase
-69-	Cairo			9,809	6.17% increase
70	Fitzgerald	NE	80 mi [128.7 km]	9,185	4.88% increase
72	McDonough	N	176 mi [283.2 km]	19,768	132.76% increase

The city of Cairo is located in Grady County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Grady County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cairo.

Cairo had 3,898 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Cairo has an area ^<4> of 9.31 square miles [24.12 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Cairo had a 2000 population density of 991 people per square mile [383 people/km²], making it the state's 102nd most densely populated area.

Grady County

Cairo is located in Grady County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 23,649 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 9,239 people, Cairo contained 39.07% of the Grady County total.

In addition, where the community of Cairo has a population density of 991 people per square mile [383 people/km²], Grady County averages 51.6 people per square mile [19.93 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Grady County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Cairo.

A Census Quickfact is available for Grady County (QF-13131).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Grady County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Mitchell	QF-13205	N	24,073	0.38% increase
Thomas	QF-13275	E	45,778	6.93% increase
Leon (FL)	QF-12073	S	264,063	9.85% increase
Gadsden (FL)	QF-12039	SW	47,560	5.55% increase
Decatur	QF-13087	W	28,823	2.05% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Cairo:

	State Code:	13 (Georgia)
	County Code:	131 (Grady County)
	Place Code:	12400 (Cairo)

	State & County Code:	13131 (Georgia/Grady County)

	State & Place Code:	1312400 (Georgia/Cairo)

Cairo is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Cairo.

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Cairo? Please visit the Map Page for Cairo.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Cairo and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Cairo. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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