Blackshear, Georgia

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Blackshear, Georgia
City
Blackshear City Hall.jpg
Blackshear City Hall
Pierce County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Blackshear Highlighted.svg
Location in Pierce County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°17′56″N82°14′52″W / 31.29889°N 82.24778°W / 31.29889; -82.24778
Country United States
State Georgia
County Pierce
Government
 • MayorKeith Brooks
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.14 sq mi (13.32 km2)
 • Land5.07 sq mi (13.12 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,506
 • Density692.06/sq mi (267.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31516
Area code 912
FIPS code 13-08284 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331178 [3]
Website blackshearga.com

The city of Blackshear is the county seat [4] of Pierce County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,506.

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Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Blackshear is located at 31°17′56″N82°14′52″W / 31.29889°N 82.24778°W / 31.29889; -82.24778 (31.298941, -82.247726). [5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.06%) is water.

History

Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County. [6] The city was named after General David Blackshear, [7] who authorized the construction of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense. He was a patriot in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County.

During the American Civil War, the city became a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for more than 5,000 Union prisoners. [8] This site is marked by a historical landmark sign.

The primary crop of this south Georgia community was once tobacco, and it is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 319—
1870 49053.6%
1880 77858.8%
1890 656−15.7%
1900 87633.5%
1910 1,23541.0%
1920 1,3297.6%
1930 1,81736.7%
1940 2,01010.6%
1950 2,27113.0%
1960 2,4829.3%
1970 2,6245.7%
1980 3,22222.8%
1990 3,2631.3%
2000 3,2830.6%
2010 3,4454.9%
2020 3,5061.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
Blackshear racial composition as of 2020 [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)2,55272.79%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)69619.85%
Native American 50.14%
Asian 240.68%
Other/Mixed 1383.94%
Hispanic or Latino 912.6%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,506 people, 1,355 households, and 898 families residing in the city.

Education

Pierce County School District

The Pierce County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. [11] The district has 216 full-time teachers and over 3,240 students. Four schools in the district are located in Blackshear. [12]

Private Education

Notable people

See also

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