Hinesville, Georgia | |
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City of Hinesville | |
Motto: "Home for a day or a lifetime" | |
Coordinates: 31°50′48″N81°35′47″W / 31.84667°N 81.59639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Liberty |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karl Riles |
• City Manager | Kenneth Howard |
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 | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-38964 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0331992 [3] |
Website | www |
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. [4] [5] By 2020, its population was 34,891. [6] 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.
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. [7] The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator. [8] [9]
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. [10]
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. [11] 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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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 [12] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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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.
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office. [13] The Liberty County Courthouse is in Hinesville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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. [14] As of 2010 [update] the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students. [15] As of 2014 [update] the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee. [16] 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. [17]
Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library. [18]
Hinesville is paired with the following cities: [20]
Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici. Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), American surgeon and pharmacist, first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.
Liberty County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population is 65,256. The county seat is Hinesville.
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Allenhurst is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 816.
Flemington is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 825 in 2020.
Gumbranch, alternatively spelled Gum Branch, is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 264 at the 2010 census, and 235 in 2020.
Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,141 in 2020.
Riceboro is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 809 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area.
Ludowici is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,703 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,221 in 2018. The city is the county seat of Long County. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area.
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The Hinesville metropolitan area, officially the Hinesville metropolitan statistical area and previously the Hinesville–Ft. Stewart metropolitan statistical area, is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as a metropolitan statistical area consisting of two counties, Liberty and Long, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is anchored by the city of Hinesville and encompasses all of Fort Stewart, one of the largest U.S. Army installations in the United States.
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