Liberty County (Georgia)
Liberty County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Hinesville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Liberty County Administration P.O. Box 829 Hinesville, Georgia, 31310 |
Foundation : | February 5, 1777 |
Made up from: |
St. Andrews Parish St. James Parish St. John Parish |
Area code : | 001 912 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 63,453 (2010) |
Population density : | 47.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1561 km² |
Water surface : | 216 km² |
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Website : mylocalgov.com/LibertyCountyGA |
The Liberty County is a county in the US state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Hinesville , named after Senator Charlton Hines .
geography
The county is located in southeast Georgia and borders the Atlantic Ocean at its southeastern corner . It has an area of 1,561 square kilometers, of which 216 square kilometers are water and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bryan County , McIntosh County , Long County , Tattnall County and Evans County .
The county is part of the Hinesville – Fort Stewart metropolitan area .
history
Liberty County was formed on February 5, 1777 as Original County from the parishes of St. Andrews, St. James and St. John.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 5355 | - | |
1800 | 5313 | -0.8% | |
1810 | 6228 | 17.2% | |
1820 | 6695 | 7.5% | |
1830 | 7233 | 8th % | |
1840 | 7241 | 0.1% | |
1850 | 7926 | 9.5% | |
1860 | 8367 | 5.6% | |
1870 | 7688 | -8.1% | |
1880 | 10,649 | 38.5% | |
1890 | 12,887 | 21% | |
1900 | 13.093 | 1.6% | |
1910 | 12,924 | -1.3% | |
1920 | 12,707 | -1.7% | |
1930 | 8153 | -35.8% | |
1940 | 8595 | 5.4% | |
1950 | 8444 | -1.8% | |
1960 | 14,487 | 71.6% | |
1970 | 17,569 | 21.3% | |
1980 | 37,583 | 113.9% | |
1990 | 52,745 | 40.3% | |
2000 | 61,610 | 16.8% | |
2010 | 63,453 | 3% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the 63,453 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 22,155 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.75 people per household. There are a total of 26,731 households.
74.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.18 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 45.9% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 13.7% of all households.
33.7% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 33.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 9.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 28 years. 48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female.
47.1% of the population identified themselves as whites, 42.2% as African American , 0.6% as Indians and 2.0% as Asian Americans . 3.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.7% to several ethnic groups. 9.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 42,484 USD , while 16.9% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Liberty County
Liberty County localities with 2010 census population :
Cities :
- Allenhurst - 695 inhabitants
- Flemington - 743 inhabitants
- Gumbranch - 264 inhabitants
- Hinesville ( County Seat ) - 33,437 inhabitants
- Midway - 2,121 residents
- Riceboro - 809 inhabitants
- Walthourville - 4,111 residents
- Fort Stewart - 4,924 residents
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 357095. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 29, 2017.
Coordinates: 31 ° 48 ′ N , 81 ° 28 ′ W