Gibson, Georgia | |
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 Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson | |
 Location inGlascock County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°13′58″N82°35′43″W / 33.23278°N 82.59528°W /33.23278; -82.59528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Glascock |
| Named after | William Gibson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 630 |
| • Density | 615/sq mi (237.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30810 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-32748[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331807[3] |
Gibson is a city and thecounty seat ofGlascock County,Georgia, United States,[4] and is home to theGlascock County Courthouse, aNational Register of Historic Places listed site. The population was 663 at the 2010 census,[5] and 630 in 2020.
Gibson's name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a formerConfederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County's first public building, the courthouse.[6]
Gibson was founded in 1858 as the seat of the newly formed Glascock County. It was incorporated as a town in 1913 and as a city in 1943.[7]
Gibson is located slightly northeast of the center of Glascock County at33°13′58″N82°35′43″W / 33.23278°N 82.59528°W /33.23278; -82.59528 (33.232737, -82.595301).[8] Georgia State Routes102 and171 cross in the center of town. GA 102 leads west 6 miles (10 km) toMitchell and east 10 miles (16 km) toStapleton, while GA 171 leads north 13 miles (21 km) toWarrenton and south 24 miles (39 km) toLouisville.Augusta, 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, is the closest large city.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Gibson has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.41%, is water.[5]Rocky Comfort Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of theOgeechee River, passes through the northern part of Gibson.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 123 | — | |
| 1890 | 197 | 60.2% | |
| 1900 | 293 | 48.7% | |
| 1910 | 367 | 25.3% | |
| 1920 | 462 | 25.9% | |
| 1930 | 442 | −4.3% | |
| 1940 | 474 | 7.2% | |
| 1950 | 460 | −3.0% | |
| 1960 | 479 | 4.1% | |
| 1970 | 701 | 46.3% | |
| 1980 | 730 | 4.1% | |
| 1990 | 679 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 694 | 2.2% | |
| 2010 | 663 | −4.5% | |
| 2020 | 630 | −5.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of the2020 census, its population was 630.
TheGlascock County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, in a consolidated school under one roof.[10] The district has 42 full-time teachers and over 568 students.[11]
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