Bacon County, Georgia

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Bacon County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,140.[1] The county seat is Alma.[2]

History

The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914. It is named after Augustus Bacon, a former United States senator from Georgia.[3]

Geography

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The majority and western portion of Bacon County is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin. The entire eastern and half of the southeastern edge of the county is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the same St. Marys-Satilla River basin.[5] The county forms part of Southeast Georgia.

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Demographics

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Historical population
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Racial and ethnic composition

Bacon County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[16] Pop 1990[17] Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,917 7,992 8,068 8,431 8,103 84.41% 83.55% 79.86% 75.98% 72.74%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,391 1,469 1,562 1,696 1,747 14.83% 15.36% 15.46% 15.28% 15.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 10 6 14 8 4 0.11% 0.06% 0.14% 0.07% 0.04%
Asian alone (NH) 4 13 28 34 40 0.04% 0.14% 0.28% 0.31% 0.36%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [21] x [22] 0 10 4 x x 0.00% 0.09% 0.04%
Other race alone (NH) 5 3 7 6 32 0.05% 0.03% 0.07% 0.05% 0.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [23] x [24] 82 120 335 x x 0.81% 1.08% 3.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 52 83 342 791 875 0.55% 0.87% 3.39% 7.13% 7.85%
Total 9,379 9,566 10,103 11,096 11,140 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

According to the 1920 United States census, the county had a population of 6,460 which has increased since every decennial census except from 1960 and 1970; in 1960, its population declined from 8,940 to 8,359; and in 1970, its population declined to 8,233.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 11,140. Of the residents, 25.4% were under the age of 18 and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[25][26][27]

The racial makeup of the county was 74.1% White, 15.8% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.1% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.9% of the population.[27]

There were 4,251 households in the county, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[26]

There were 4,807 housing units, of which 11.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.3% were owner-occupied and 31.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%.[26]

The 2022 American Community Survey estimated its racial and ethnic composition was 73% White, 15% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[28]

In 2022, the median household income for the county was $43,938 with a per capita income of $24,654. An estimated 21.6% of the county population lived at or below the poverty line. With an estimated 4,807 housing units in the county, 72% were owner-occupied and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $95,600. Approximately 53% of housing units were valued under $100,000.[28]

Religiously, as of 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives determined the Southern Baptist Convention was the county's largest religious group, being within the Bible Belt.[29] The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) was the second-largest Christian denomination in the county, followed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and National Association of Free Will Baptists. Among the county's predominantly Christian population, Methodists, Holiness, and Pentecostal Christians formed the remainder of its religious landscape.

Politics

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Education

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See also

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References

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