Hinesville, Georgia

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Hinesville
City
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Hinesville city hall
Motto: 
"Home for a day or a lifetime"
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Location in Liberty County and the state of Georgia
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Hinesville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°50′48″N81°35′47″W / 31.84667°N 81.59639°W / 31.84667; -81.59639
Country United States
State Georgia
County Liberty
Government
 •  Mayor Karl Riles
 •  City Manager Kenneth Howard
Area
[1]
 •  City 18.38 sq mi (47.61 km2)
 • Land18.31 sq mi (47.42 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020)
 •  City 34,891
 • Density1,905.67/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 912
FIPS code 13-38964 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331992 [3]
Website www.cityofhinesville.org

Hinesville is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The county seat of Liberty County, it had a population of 34,891 at the 2020 U.S. Census. [4] 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.

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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. [5] The city is named for Charlton Hines, a state senator. [6] [7]

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. [8]

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. [9] 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
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 162—
1910 174—
1920 31581.0%
1930 41632.1%
1940 63051.4%
1950 1,21793.2%
1960 3,174160.8%
1970 4,11529.6%
1980 11,309174.8%
1990 21,60391.0%
2000 30,39240.7%
2010 33,43710.0%
2020 34,8914.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
Hinesville racial composition as of 2020 [4]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)9,79628.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)16,87048.35%
Native American 960.28%
Asian 8692.49%
Pacific Islander 3180.91%
Other/Mixed 2,3746.8%
Hispanic or Latino 4,56813.09%

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

Government and infrastructure

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office. [11] The Liberty County Courthouse is in Hinesville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

Liberty County School District headquarters Liberty County Board of Education.jpg
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. [12] As of 2010 the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students. [13] As of 2014 the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee. [14] 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. [15]

Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library. [16]

Media

Newspaper

Sister cities

Hinesville is paired with the following cities: [18]

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  4. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Hinesville History". City of Hinesville, Georgia. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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  12. ↑ Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  13. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  14. ↑ Superintendent's Corner Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Welcome to the Liberty Campus". Georgia Southern University. March 30, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Hinesville Library Archived April 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine ." Live Oak Public Libraries. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.
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  18. ↑ "Sister Cities International Alliances | Georgia Department of Economic Development".
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