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A town of 225.
Maxeys’ median age is 56.1 years, above both Georgia’s towns (36.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 264 in Georgia we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Maxeys. Maxeys has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Amis-Elder House and Durham Place. Maxeys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 97 in 1880, a peak of 356 in 1920, 198 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Maxeys, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Maxeys.
Just 2% of Maxeys’s working residents have a job in town. 4.4% of Maxeys residents live below the poverty line. Maxeys’ mean commuting time stands at 31 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Athens (28%), Crawford (5%) and Elberton (4%).
| Maxeys | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Maxeys, 32% come from drought and 28% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The midsummer high for Maxeys comes to 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Maxeys, 34% feel lonely. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Maxeys | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 22% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Maxeys | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3 miles of trail. For Maxeys, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Maxeys | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maxeys. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaSanford Stadium
28 mi LakeLake Oconee
26 mi Ancient siteRock Eagle Effigy Mound
21 mi MuseumCallaway Plantation17 mi MuseumGeorgia Museum of Art
16 mi GardenThe State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaSanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Oconee: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Rock Eagle Effigy Mound: Brian McInturff, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Callaway Plantation: A P Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Pendragon98 (Talk / contribs), Public domain
None within 15 miles of Maxeys; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Maxeys residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Maxeys’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Georgia, United States
Maxeys is a town in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Maxeys had a population of 198.
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Maxeys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
