Pearson, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Pearson City Hall and Police Department | |
| Motto: Visit for a day, or stay for a lifetime | |
 Location inAtkinson County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:31°17′54″N82°51′10″W / 31.29833°N 82.85278°W /31.29833; -82.85278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Atkinson |
| Incorporated (city) | Dec. 27, 1890 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.36 sq mi (8.71 km2) |
| • Land | 3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,821 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,799 |
| • Density | 543.2/sq mi (209.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31642 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-59808[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332626[3] |
| Website | www |
Pearson is a city inAtkinson County,Georgia, United States. The population was 1,821 in 2020.[2] The city is thecounty seat of Atkinson County.[4]
Pearson was founded in 1875 as a depot on theBrunswick and Western Railroad. It was incorporated as a town in 1890 and in 1916 as a city.[5] The community was named after Benajah Pearson, a veteran of theSecond Seminole War.[6][7]
Pearson is located at31°17′54″N82°51′10″W / 31.29833°N 82.85278°W /31.29833; -82.85278 (31.298368, -82.852827), withinSoutheast Georgia.[8] According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.28%, is water.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 336 | — | |
| 1910 | 558 | 66.1% | |
| 1920 | 792 | 41.9% | |
| 1930 | 712 | −10.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,057 | 48.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,402 | 32.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,615 | 15.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,700 | 5.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,827 | 7.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,714 | −6.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,805 | 5.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,117 | 17.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,821 | −14.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 533 | 29.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 553 | 30.37% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.22% |
| Asian | 8 | 0.44% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 40 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 681 | 37.4% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,821 people, 674 households, and 426 families residing in the city.
Atkinson County students in K-12 grades are in theAtkinson County School District, which consists of two elementary schools (each includes a pre-school program) and a high school.[12] The district has 102 full-time teachers and over 1,648 students as of 2010.[13]
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