Millen is a city in Jenkins County, Georgia, and serves as the county seat of a rural county in the southeastern part of the state. Its 2020 population was 2,966, and it is the largest community in Jenkins County, which had about 8,674 residents. The town sits along an active railroad line, and its downtown is famously oriented toward the tracks that spurred its growth in the nineteenth century, when Millen developed as a railroad stop and shipping point for the surrounding countryside. The town's most significant landmark is Magnolia Springs State Park, which occupies the site of Camp Lawton, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp built in 1864. Camp Lawton was the largest POW compound constructed by the Confederacy, enclosing 42 acres and designed to relieve the overcrowded prison at Andersonville; it held more than 10,000 Union prisoners during its brief operation. The park preserves the camp's earthworks—considered among the best remaining Civil War examples—alongside a spring-fed lake, trails, and recreational facilities that draw visitors from across the region. Millen's economy is grounded in agriculture, agribusiness, and forestry, with lumber and farming central to the county's working landscape. The town provides the county's governmental, educational, and commercial services, anchored by the Jenkins County School District, which operates elementary, middle, and high school campuses in Millen. Life in Millen is quiet and small-town, with a strong sense of local history and community. It lies about an hour south of Augusta along U.S. Route 25, placing residents within reach of a larger metro while preserving the rural character and lower cost of living typical of southeastern Georgia. The town suits those drawn to a historic county seat, outdoor recreation at the state park, and the affordability of rural Georgia living.