Hinesville, Georgia Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Hinesville, Georgia
City
City of Hinesville
Hinesville city hall
Motto(s): "Home for a day or a lifetime"
Location in Liberty County and the state of Georgia
Hinesville, Georgia Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Liberty
Area
• City	18.38 sq mi (47.61 km²)
• Land	18.31 sq mi (47.42 km²)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km²)
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population (2020)
• City	34,891
• Density	1,905.67/sq mi (735.78/km²)
• Metro	77,917
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	31310, 31313
Area code(s)	912
FIPS code	13-38964
GNIS feature ID	0331992

Hinesville is a city and county seat of Liberty County, Georgia, United States, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. By 2020, its population was 34,891. It is the principal city of the Hinesville metropolitan area, which comprises all of Liberty County, including the Fort Stewart army installation, plus neighboring Long County.

History
Geography
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History

Hinesville was founded in 1837. That same year, the seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesville from Riceboro. It was incorporated as a city in 1916. The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator.

A 2017 report by Business Insider listed Hinesville as the most boring city in Georgia, noting that there were only 25 full-service restaurants, four bars, 13 hotels, and no museums in the Hinesville metropolitan area.

Geography

Hinesville is located west of the center of Liberty County, on the south side of Fort Stewart, the largest U.S. Army installation by area in the eastern United States. The city is bordered to the east by Flemington and to the south by Allenhurst and Walthourville. To the southwest the city limits extend to the Long County line.

U.S. Route 84 passes through the city, leading east 15 miles (24 km) to Interstate 95 near Midway and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 301 at Ludowici. Hinesville is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after Valdosta. Savannah is 39 miles (63 km) northeast of Hinesville, and Brunswick is 55 miles (89 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²), of which 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.40%, are water. Most of Hinesville drains east via Peacock Creek to the tidal North Newport River, while the west side of the city drains north via Mill Creek, part of the Canoochee River watershed flowing east to the tidal Ogeechee River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	162	—
1910	174	—
1920	315	81.0%
1930	416	32.1%
1940	630	51.4%
1950	1,217	93.2%
1960	3,174	160.8%
1970	4,115	29.6%
1980	11,309	174.8%
1990	21,603	91.0%
2000	30,392	40.7%
2010	33,437	10.0%
2020	34,891	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

Hinesville racial composition as of 2020
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	9,796	28.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	16,870	48.35%
Native American	96	0.28%
Asian	869	2.49%
Pacific Islander	318	0.91%
Other/Mixed	2,374	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4,568	13.09%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,891 people, 13,332 households, and 9,354 families residing in the city.

Education

Liberty County School District headquarters

The Liberty County School District, based in Hinesville, holds pre-school to 12th grade, and consists of seven elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. As of 2010^[update] the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students. As of 2014^[update] the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee. Liberty County High School and Bradwell Institute are the comprehensive high schools serving the community.

Georgia Southern University's Liberty campus is in the community.

Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library.