Hinesville, Georgia Explained

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.

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.[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]

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 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.

Demographics

Hinesville racial composition as of 2020[11] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)9,79628.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)16,87048.35%
Native American960.28%
Asian8692.49%
Pacific Islander3180.91%
Other/Mixed2,3746.8%
Hispanic or Latino4,56813.09%
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.[12] The Liberty County Courthouse is in Hinesville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

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]

Media

Newspaper

Sister cities

Hinesville is paired with the following cities:[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Hinesville city, Georgia. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. December 13, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213125701/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1338964. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: Find a County . 2011-06-07 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
  6. Book: Historical Gazetteer of the United States . Routledge . May 13, 2013 . 30 November 2013 . Hellmann, Paul T. . 233. 978-1135948597 .
  7. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 157.
  8. Web site: Hinesville History . City of Hinesville, Georgia . 24 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111230203215/http://www.cityofhinesville.org/index.aspx?NID=216 . 30 December 2011 .
  9. Web site: The most boring place to live in every state. Lakritz. Talia. INSIDER. 2018-12-12.
  10. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. December 13, 2019.
  11. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-14. data.census.gov.
  12. "Hinesville." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.
  13. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=689&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education
  14. http://www.school-stats.com/GA/LIBERTY/LIBERTY_COUNTY.html School Stats
  15. http://www.liberty.k12.ga.us/apps/spotlight_persons/persons.jsp?categoryREC_ID=899 Superintendent's Corner
  16. Web site: Welcome to the Liberty Campus. 2018-03-30. Georgia Southern University. en. 2018-12-13.
  17. "Hinesville Library ." Live Oak Public Libraries. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.
  18. Web site: Coastal Courier. coastalcourier.com. 2019-01-11.
  19. Web site: Sister Cities International Alliances | Georgia Department of Economic Development.