Gibson, Georgia

Gibson, Georgia
City
Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson
Location in Glascock County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°13′58″N82°35′43″W / 33.23278°N 82.59528°W / 33.23278; -82.59528
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Glascock
Named after	William Gibson
Area [1]
• Total	1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	348 ft (106 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	630
• Density	614.63/sq mi (237.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30810
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-32748 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0331807 [3]

Gibson is a city and the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia, United States, ^[4] and is home to the Glascock County Courthouse, a National Register of Historic Places listed site. The population was 663 at the 2010 census, ^[5] and 630 in 2020.

Gibson's name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a former Confederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County's first public building, the courthouse. ^[6]

History

Gibson was founded in 1858 as the seat of the newly formed Glascock County. It was incorporated as a town in 1913 and as a city in 1943. ^[7]

Geography

Gibson is located slightly northeast of the center of Glascock County at 33°13′58″N82°35′43″W / 33.23278°N 82.59528°W / 33.23278; -82.59528 (33.232737, -82.595301). ^[8] Georgia State Routes 102 and 171 cross in the center of town. GA 102 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Mitchell and east 10 miles (16 km) to Stapleton, while GA 171 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Warrenton and south 24 miles (39 km) to Louisville. Augusta, 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, is the closest large city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gibson has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 1.41%, is water. ^[5] Rocky Comfort Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Ogeechee River, passes through the northern part of Gibson.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	123		—
1890	197		60.2%
1900	293		48.7%
1910	367		25.3%
1920	462		25.9%
1930	442		−4.3%
1940	474		7.2%
1950	460		−3.0%
1960	479		4.1%
1970	701		46.3%
1980	730		4.1%
1990	679		−7.0%
2000	694		2.2%
2010	663		−4.5%
2020	630		−5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

As of the 2020 census, its population was 630.

Education

Glascock County School District

The Glascock County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, in a consolidated school under one roof. ^[10] The district has 42 full-time teachers and over 568 students. ^[11]

Notable people

• T. J. M. Kelley, Physician and politician

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gibson city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
6. Gibson County
7. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 231. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
10. Georgia Board of Education ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
11. School stats, Retrieved June 9, 2010.

External links

• The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald / Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia