| Hinesville, Georgia | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Home for a day or a lifetime" |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 31.8467°N -81.5964°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liberty |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Karl Riles |
| Leader Title1: | City Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Kenneth Howard |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 47.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.38 |
| Area Land Km2: | 47.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 18.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Elevation Ft: | 75 |
| Population Total: | 34891 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 735.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1905.67 |
| Population Metro: | 77917 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 31310, 31313 |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-38964[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0331992[3] |
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. 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.[6] The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator.[7] [8]
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.[9]
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 to Interstate 95 near Midway and southwest to U.S. Route 301 at Ludowici. Hinesville is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after Valdosta. Savannah is northeast of Hinesville, and Brunswick is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 47.2km2, of which 0.2km2, or 0.40%, are water.[10] 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.
| 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% |
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office.[12] 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.[13] the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students.[14] the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee.[15] 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.[16]
Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library.[17]
Hinesville is paired with the following cities:[19]
