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'''Waresboro''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, located west of [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]]. The community is part of the Waycross [[Waycross micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].
'''Waresboro''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, located west of [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]]. The community is part of the Waycross [[Waycross micropolitan area|micropolitan statistical area]].

The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] listed a population of 375.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waresboro CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1380368|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1824, Waresboro was the first county seat of Ware County. In 1860, newspaperman and lawyer [[Carey Wentworth Styles]] practiced law in Waresboro, after moving to the community from [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]] where he had been mayor. While in Waresboro, Styles published the ''Georgia Forester'', a weekly newspaper. In 1861, Styles was elected as a delegate from Ware County to the [[Georgia Secession Convention]] where, along with the other delegate from Ware, Col. William Angus McDonald, Styles voted to secede.<ref name="Davis2012">{{cite book|author=Jefferson Davis|title=The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1871-1879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKq2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=12 March 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-3907-3|pages=37–38}}</ref> Styles left Waresboro at the beginning of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the war, he moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], where he founded the ''[[Atlanta Journal Constitution|Atlanta Constitution]]''.<ref name="Nixon">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=19556720&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM5NzkxNTk5MSwiaWF0IjoxNTU0NjA4NTYyLCJleHAiOjE1NTQ2OTQ5NjJ9.g8sYKoPF93l05M2pRKS_i3DlmYYd_T8ANWxQsr4movU|title=Constitution's Founder Fought for Georgia with Pen and Sword|publisher=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Raymond B. Nixon|date=June 17, 1945|accessdate=April 7, 2019}}</ref>A railroad junction located some miles away from Waresboro grew into the city of [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]], which eventually became the hub of commerce in Ware County. In 1873, Waycross replaced Waresboro as the county seat, sending the Waresboro area into a slow decline.
In 1824, Waresboro was the first county seat of Ware County. In 1860, newspaperman and lawyer [[Carey Wentworth Styles]] practiced law in Waresboro, after moving to the community from [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]] where he had been mayor. While in Waresboro, Styles published the ''Georgia Forester'', a weekly newspaper. In 1861, Styles was elected as a delegate from Ware County to the [[Georgia Secession Convention]] where, along with the other delegate from Ware, Col. William Angus McDonald, Styles voted to secede.<ref name="Davis2012">{{cite book|author=Jefferson Davis|title=The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1871-1879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKq2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=12 March 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-3907-3|pages=37–38}}</ref> Styles left Waresboro at the beginning of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the war, he moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], where he founded ''[[Atlanta Journal Constitution|The Atlanta Constitution]]''.<ref name="Nixon">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=19556720&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM5NzkxNTk5MSwiaWF0IjoxNTU0NjA4NTYyLCJleHAiOjE1NTQ2OTQ5NjJ9.g8sYKoPF93l05M2pRKS_i3DlmYYd_T8ANWxQsr4movU|title=Constitution's Founder Fought for Georgia with Pen and Sword|publisher=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Raymond B. Nixon|date=June 17, 1945|accessdate=April 7, 2019}}</ref>
A railroad junction located some miles away from Waresboro grew into the city of [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]], which eventually became the hub of commerce in Ware County. In 1873, Waycross replaced Waresboro as the county seat, sending the Waresboro area into a slow decline.


The community of Waresboro was granted a city charter by act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on December 9, 1893.<ref name="Georgia1893">{{cite book|author=Georgia|title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XzBAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA335|year=1893|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|pages=335–345}}</ref> As the neighboring city of Waycross grew, the fortunes of Waresboro diminished.
The community of Waresboro was granted a city charter by act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on December 9, 1893.<ref name="Georgia1893">{{cite book|author=Georgia|title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XzBAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA335|year=1893|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|pages=335–345}}</ref> As the neighboring city of Waycross grew, the fortunes of Waresboro diminished.
Eventually, the city reverted back to an unincorporated community, which remains the current status.
Eventually, the city reverted to an unincorporated community, which remains the current status.


According to the Waycross Journal Herald dated November 13, 1975, Louise Mock donated the oldest home in Ware County to the Okeefenokee Heritage Center.
According to the Waycross Journal Herald dated November 13, 1975, Louise Mock donated the oldest home in Ware County to the Okeefenokee Heritage Center. The house originally stood at the intersection of Church Street and Old Stagecoach Road, before being moved, in 1982, to the Heritage Center, where it underwent partial restoration. It was the home of General Thomas Hilliard, and is preserved as ''The Hillard House'' at the Heritage Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://okefenokeeheritagecenter.org/hilliard-house/|title=Hilliard House|publisher=Okefenokee Heritage Center|accessdate=April 13, 2019}}</ref> It is now on display, and contains furniture, implements, and tools of the period of original occupation.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 375
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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Waresboro was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2020 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Waresboro CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Waresboro CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1380368|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|327
|87.20%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|20
|5.33%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|7
|1.87%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19
|5.07%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''375'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
In 2020, it had a population of 375.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/category/waresboro-ga/ ''Vanishing South Georgia'' - Photos of Waresboro]
* [https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/category/waresboro-ga/ ''Vanishing South Georgia'' - Photos of Waresboro]
* [http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/vg2/id/15837 Image of original Ware County Courthouse in Waresboro (1870-1880)]
* [http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/vg2/id/15837 Image of original Ware County Courthouse in Waresboro (1870-1880)]



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Latest revision as of 23:18, 30 April 2024

Waresboro
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Waresboro post office
Waresboro post office
Waresboro is located in Georgia
Waresboro
Waresboro
Location within the state of Georgia
Waresboro is located in the United States
Waresboro
Waresboro
Waresboro (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°14′56.4″N 82°28′27.84″W / 31.249000°N 82.4744000°W / 31.249000; -82.4744000
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWare
Population
 (2020)
 • Total375
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31503[1]
Area code912

Waresboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ware County, Georgia, United States, located west of Waycross. The community is part of the Waycross micropolitan statistical area.

The 2020 census listed a population of 375.[2]

History[edit]

In 1824, Waresboro was the first county seat of Ware County. In 1860, newspaperman and lawyer Carey Wentworth Styles practiced law in Waresboro, after moving to the community from Brunswick where he had been mayor. While in Waresboro, Styles published the Georgia Forester, a weekly newspaper. In 1861, Styles was elected as a delegate from Ware County to the Georgia Secession Convention where, along with the other delegate from Ware, Col. William Angus McDonald, Styles voted to secede.[3] Styles left Waresboro at the beginning of the Civil War, when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the war, he moved to Atlanta, where he founded The Atlanta Constitution.[4]

A railroad junction located some miles away from Waresboro grew into the city of Waycross, which eventually became the hub of commerce in Ware County. In 1873, Waycross replaced Waresboro as the county seat, sending the Waresboro area into a slow decline.

The community of Waresboro was granted a city charter by act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 9, 1893.[5] As the neighboring city of Waycross grew, the fortunes of Waresboro diminished. Eventually, the city reverted to an unincorporated community, which remains the current status.

According to the Waycross Journal Herald dated November 13, 1975, Louise Mock donated the oldest home in Ware County to the Okeefenokee Heritage Center. The house originally stood at the intersection of Church Street and Old Stagecoach Road, before being moved, in 1982, to the Heritage Center, where it underwent partial restoration. It was the home of General Thomas Hilliard, and is preserved as The Hillard House at the Heritage Center.[6] It is now on display, and contains furniture, implements, and tools of the period of original occupation.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020375—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

Waresboro was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]

Waresboro CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 327 87.20%
Black or African American alone (NH) 20 5.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.27%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.27%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 7 1.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19 5.07%
Total 375 100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 375.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Waresboro GA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Waresboro CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Jefferson Davis (12 March 2012). The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1871-1879. LSU Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-0-8071-3907-3.
  4. ^ Raymond B. Nixon (June 17, 1945). "Constitution's Founder Fought for Georgia with Pen and Sword". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Georgia (1893). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. pp. 335–345.
  6. ^ "Hilliard House". Okefenokee Heritage Center. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Waresboro CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

External links[edit]

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