Riceboro, Georgia

Riceboro, Georgia
City
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Location in Liberty County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°44′7″N81°26′25″W / 31.73528°N 81.44028°W / 31.73528; -81.44028
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Liberty
Government
• Mayor	Chris Stacy
Area [1]
• Total	11.37 sq mi (29.46 km2)
• Land	11.12 sq mi (28.80 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	615
• Density	55.3/sq mi (21.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31323
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-64960 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0356495 [3]
Website	www.cityofriceboro.org

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.

History

The community was named for the early rice industry in the area. ^{[4] [5]} Riceboro served as the second seat of Liberty County from 1789 until 1837. ^[6]

The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated the place as the "Village of Riceborough" in 1819. ^[7]

Geography

Riceboro is located at 31°44′7″N81°26′25″W / 31.73528°N 81.44028°W / 31.73528; -81.44028 (31.735411, -81.440240). ^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.4 square miles (30 km²), of which 11.1 square miles (29 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	233		—
1940	364		56.2%
1950	267		−26.6%
1960	259		−3.0%
1970	252		−2.7%
1980	216		−14.3%
1990	745		244.9%
2000	736		−1.2%
2010	809		9.9%
2020	615		−24.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Riceboro racial composition as of 2020 ^[10]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	86	13.98%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	509	82.76%
Native American	2	0.33%
Asian	3	0.49%
Other/Mixed	9	1.46%
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.98%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 615 people, 310 households, and 193 families residing in the city.

Notable people

• DeLisha Milton-Jones, WNBA player and Olympic gold medalist, head coach at Old Dominion
• Richard LeCounte III, (b 1998) NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns and at the University of Georgia

See also

List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

A famous case about adoption which took place in Riceboro: O’Neal v. Wilkes

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. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 151.
5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 187. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
6. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 233. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
7. Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1821). A Compilation of the Laws of the State of Georgia. T. S. Hannon. p.  1051.
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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

External links

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