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Whigham is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census, down from 631 in 2000.

Whigham city overview:
Name:	Whigham city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Grady County
Elevation:	282 ft (86 m)
Total Area:	1.19 sq mi (3.07 km²)
Land Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	428
Population Density:	364.88/sq mi (140.83/km²)
ZIP code:	31797, 39897
Area code:	229
FIPS code:	1382412
GNISfeature ID:	0333406

Online Interactive Map

Whigham online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The community was named after Robert Whigham, a local merchant.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Whigham as a town in 1896. It was incorporated again as a city in 1970.

Whigham Road Map

Whigham city Satellite Map

Geography

Whigham is located in western Grady County at 30°53′3″N 84°19′30″W / 30.88417°N 84.32500°W / 30.88417; -84.32500 (30.884219, -84.324927). U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of town as Broad Avenue; it leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Cairo, the county seat, and west 15 miles (24 km) to Bainbridge. Valdosta is 67 miles (108 km) to the east, and Dothan, Alabama, is 70 miles (110 km) to the west. Whigham is located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.98%, is water.