Glascock County, Georgia facts for kids

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U.S. county
Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Named for	Thomas Glascock
Seat	Gibson
Largest city	Gibson
Area
• Total	144 sq mi (370 km2)
• Land	144 sq mi (370 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.5%%
Population
• Estimate  (2018)	2,995
• Density	21/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	10th

Glascock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,082, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857.

History

The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 144 square miles (370 km²), of which 144 square miles (370 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area.

The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.

Major highways

• State Route 80
• State Route 102
• State Route 123
• State Route 171

Adjacent counties

• Warren County - north
• Jefferson County - southeast
• Hancock County - northwest
• Washington County - southwest

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 3,082 people, 1,162 households, and 804 families living in the county. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.8% white, 8.2% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 41.7% were American, 6.4% were English, 6.1% were Irish, and 5.4% were German.

Of the 1,162 households, 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.8% were non-families, and 26.6% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age was 39.3 years.

The median household income was $37,149 and the median family income was $46,283. Males had a median income of $37,957 versus $26,953 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,844. About 13.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,884 people, 1,108 households, and 726 families residing in the county.

Communities

• Edge Hill
• Gibson
• Mitchell
• Bastonville
• Agricola

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Glascock para niños