Glascock County

Glascock County, Georgia

PO Box 231
Gibson, GA 30810
Phone: (706) 598-2084
Fax: (706) 598-2577

In east-central GA, southwest of Augusta; organized Dec 19, 1857 from Warren County. Name Origin: For Gen. Thomas Glascock (1790-1841), GA army officer during the War of 1812 and the Seminole War (1817), state legislator, and U.S. representative from GA (1835-39)

Area (sq mi):: 144.45 (land 144.14; water 0.31) Population per square mile: 18.80
Population 2005: 2,705 State rank: 156 Population change: 2000-20005 5.80%; 1990-2000 8.40% Population 2000: 2,556 (White 90.30%; Black or African American 8.30%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.00%; Other 1.00%). Foreign born: 0.00%. Median age: 39.60
Income 2000: per capita $14,185; median household $29,743; Population below poverty level: 17.20% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $19,714-$21,054
Unemployment (2004): 4.30% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.40% Median travel time to work: 35.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 74.40%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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