Bacon County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Bacon County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,140.[1] The county seat is Alma .[2]
History
The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914. It is named after Augustus Bacon , a former United States senator from Georgia.[3]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 286 square miles (740 km2 ), of which 259 square miles (670 km2 ) are land and 27 square miles (70 km2 ) (9.5%) are covered by water.[4]
The majority and western portion of Bacon County is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River -Satilla River basin. The entire eastern and half of the southeastern edge of the county is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the same St. Marys-Satilla River basin.[5] The county forms part of Southeast Georgia .
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Communities
City
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1920 6,460 — 1930 7,055 9.2% 1940 8,096 14.8% 1950 8,940 10.4% 1960 8,359 −6.5% 1970 8,233 −1.5% 1980 9,379 13.9% 1990 9,566 2.0% 2000 10,103 5.6% 2010 11,096 9.8% 2020 11,140 0.4% 2023 (est.) 11,124 [6] −0.1%
According to the 1920 United States census , the county had a population of 6,460 which has increased since every decennial census except from 1960 and 1970; in 1960, its population declined from 8,940 to 8,359; and in 1970, its population declined to 8,233. In the 2020 United States census , there were 11,140 people, 3,874 households, and 2,706 families residing in the county, up from 10,103 in 2000.
Per the 2020 census, Bacon County's racial and ethnic makeup was 72.74% non-Hispanic white , 15.68% Black or African American , 0.04% Native American , 0.36% Asian American , 0.04% Pacific Islander American , 3.29% other or multiracial , and 7.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2022 American Community Survey estimated its racial and ethnic composition was 73% White , 15% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[17]
In 2022, the median household income for the county was $43,938 with a per capita income of $24,654. An estimated 21.6% of the county population lived at or below the poverty line. With an estimated 4,807 housing units in the county, 72% were owner-occupied and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $95,600. Approximately 53% of housing units were valued under $100,000.[17]
Religiously, as of 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives determined the Southern Baptist Convention was the county's largest religious group, being within the Bible Belt .[18] The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) was the second-largest Christian denomination in the county, followed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and National Association of Free Will Baptists . Among the county's predominantly Christian population, Methodists , Holiness , and Pentecostal Christians formed the remainder of its religious landscape.
Politics
United States presidential election results for Bacon County, Georgia[19]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020
4,017
86.07%
625
13.39%
25
0.54%
2016
3,364
83.49%
608
15.09%
57
1.41%
2012
3,093
78.58%
791
20.10%
52
1.32%
2008
3,089
78.36%
817
20.73%
36
0.91%
2004
2,853
75.24%
930
24.53%
9
0.24%
2000
2,010
67.11%
956
31.92%
29
0.97%
1996
1,580
47.07%
1,360
40.51%
417
12.42%
1992
1,301
39.01%
1,423
42.67%
611
18.32%
1988
1,407
64.13%
780
35.55%
7
0.32%
1984
1,778
63.77%
1,010
36.23%
0
0.00%
1980
1,427
45.94%
1,622
52.22%
57
1.84%
1976
594
19.87%
2,395
80.13%
0
0.00%
1972
1,771
90.22%
192
9.78%
0
0.00%
1968
586
20.93%
279
9.96%
1,935
69.11%
1964
2,136
64.43%
1,179
35.57%
0
0.00%
1960
579
33.14%
1,168
66.86%
0
0.00%
1956
394
13.88%
2,445
86.12%
0
0.00%
1952
543
26.42%
1,512
73.58%
0
0.00%
1948
104
8.42%
785
63.56%
346
28.02%
1944
220
22.38%
763
77.62%
0
0.00%
1940
97
10.51%
821
88.95%
5
0.54%
1936
62
6.26%
929
93.74%
0
0.00%
1932
11
2.08%
515
97.54%
2
0.38%
1928
203
39.96%
305
60.04%
0
0.00%
1924
79
7.49%
961
91.09%
15
1.42%
1920
219
41.63%
307
58.37%
0
0.00%
1916
0
0.00%
287
86.19%
46
13.81%
Education
See also
References
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bacon County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "Bacon County Board of Tax Assessors" . Bacon County Board of Tax Assessors . Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ "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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 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" . US Census Bureau .
^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1880.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1910.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1930.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1940.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1950.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1980.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 2000.
^ "State & County QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2014 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ a b "Census profile: Bacon County, GA" . Census Reporter . Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ "Congregational Membership Reports | US Religion" . www.thearda.com . Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
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