Pike County, Georgia
Pike County | |
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Pike County Courthouse (built 1895), Zebulon | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
![]() Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 33°05′N 84°23′W / 33.09°N 84.39°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1822 |
Named for | Zebulon Pike |
Seat | Zebulon |
Largest city | Zebulon |
Area | |
• Total | 219 sq mi (570 km2) |
• Land | 216 sq mi (560 km2) |
• Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,889 |
• Density | 87/sq mi (34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Pike County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Zebulon.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889.[2]
History
[edit]Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an explorer and army officer.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 219 square miles (570 km2), of which 216 square miles (560 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (1.5%) is water.[4] The entirety of Pike County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
Major highways
[edit]Adjacent counties
[edit]- Spalding County (north)
- Lamar County (east)
- Upson County (south)
- Meriwether County (west)
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Concord
- Meansville
- Molena
- Williamson
- Zebulon (county seat)
Census-designated place
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 6,149 | — | |
1840 | 9,176 | 49.2% | |
1850 | 14,306 | 55.9% | |
1860 | 10,078 | −29.6% | |
1870 | 10,905 | 8.2% | |
1880 | 15,849 | 45.3% | |
1890 | 16,300 | 2.8% | |
1900 | 18,761 | 15.1% | |
1910 | 19,495 | 3.9% | |
1920 | 21,212 | 8.8% | |
1930 | 10,853 | −48.8% | |
1940 | 10,375 | −4.4% | |
1950 | 8,459 | −18.5% | |
1960 | 7,138 | −15.6% | |
1970 | 7,316 | 2.5% | |
1980 | 8,937 | 22.2% | |
1990 | 10,224 | 14.4% | |
2000 | 13,688 | 33.9% | |
2010 | 17,869 | 30.5% | |
2020 | 18,889 | 5.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 20,461 | [6] | 8.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11] 1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13] 1980-2000[14] 2010[15] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 16,313 | 86.36% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,445 | 7.65% |
Native American | 28 | 0.15% |
Asian | 77 | 0.41% |
Other/Mixed | 678 | 3.59% |
Hispanic or Latino | 348 | 1.84% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,889 people, 6,143 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.
Education
[edit]Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.
The Pike County School District serves Pike County. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3-5), one middle school (6-8), a ninth grade academy and one high school (10-12). Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.[17]
Politics
[edit]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 9,127 | 85.13% | 1,505 | 14.04% | 89 | 0.83% |
2016 | 7,278 | 83.03% | 1,240 | 14.15% | 248 | 2.83% |
2012 | 6,668 | 81.93% | 1,356 | 16.66% | 115 | 1.41% |
2008 | 6,547 | 79.64% | 1,575 | 19.16% | 99 | 1.20% |
2004 | 5,193 | 76.94% | 1,506 | 22.31% | 50 | 0.74% |
2000 | 3,358 | 68.74% | 1,413 | 28.93% | 114 | 2.33% |
1996 | 2,054 | 52.52% | 1,474 | 37.69% | 383 | 9.79% |
1992 | 1,822 | 44.40% | 1,651 | 40.23% | 631 | 15.38% |
1988 | 2,074 | 63.35% | 1,176 | 35.92% | 24 | 0.73% |
1984 | 1,855 | 60.66% | 1,203 | 39.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 1,271 | 41.08% | 1,755 | 56.72% | 68 | 2.20% |
1976 | 776 | 28.97% | 1,903 | 71.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,432 | 77.20% | 423 | 22.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 345 | 14.26% | 632 | 26.13% | 1,442 | 59.61% |
1964 | 1,064 | 52.94% | 946 | 47.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 255 | 19.88% | 1,028 | 80.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 210 | 16.44% | 1,067 | 83.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 286 | 18.64% | 1,248 | 81.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 72 | 15.25% | 256 | 54.24% | 144 | 30.51% |
1944 | 133 | 15.20% | 742 | 84.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 209 | 20.13% | 829 | 79.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 149 | 14.03% | 910 | 85.69% | 3 | 0.28% |
1932 | 33 | 3.10% | 1,021 | 95.96% | 10 | 0.94% |
1928 | 238 | 25.00% | 714 | 75.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 41 | 4.07% | 895 | 88.79% | 72 | 7.14% |
1920 | 280 | 17.98% | 1,277 | 82.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 65 | 6.94% | 766 | 81.75% | 106 | 11.31% |
1912 | 34 | 3.70% | 753 | 81.85% | 133 | 14.46% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Pike County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 176. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Pike County Schools". Pike County Schools. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.