Hinesville

Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator. A 2017 report 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 city. It is located west of the center of Liberty County and on the south side of Fort Stewart, the largest U.S. Army installation by area in the eastern United States. Hinesvile is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after Valdosta, with a population of 34,891 as of the census of 2020. It has an area of 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²), of which 0.1 sq miles (0.40 sq km²) is water. The area is bordered to the east by Flemington, to the south by Allenhurst and Walthourville, and to the southwest the city limits extend to the Long County line. It was founded in 1837, and the county seat was transferred from Riceboro to Hinesvillle in 1916. In the 2000 census, there were 30,392 people, 10,528 households, and 8,032 families living in theCity. The racial makeup of the city was 46.04% African American, 41.50% White, 0.47% Native American, 2.26% Asian,0.57% Pacific Islander, 5.00% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races.

History

Hinesville is the primary city name, but also Flemington, Fort Stewart are acceptable city names or spellings, Ft Stewart, Gum Branch on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is City of Hinesville. Hinesville was founded in 1837. It was incorporated as a city in 1916. The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator. 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 Hinesvile metropolitan area. It is located in Liberty County, which was once part of the city of Riceboro. The county seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesveille from Riceboro in 1838. Hinesevile is located on Georgia State Route 4, which runs through the town of Hinesvillle and into the city's outskirts. The town has a population of about 2,000 people, according to the 2010 census. It has an estimated population of 3,000. It's located on the Georgia State Highway System, which is part of Georgia's Liberty County. It also has a portion of the Georgia National Guard, which has a base in Hinesviile and a military base in the nearby town of Piedmont, which also has an Army base and a National Guard base. The area is also home to the University of Georgia and the Georgia Military Institute, which were both founded in the early 1800s. The U.S. State of Georgia was established in 1836. The state's capital, Savannah, was founded the same year as the county seat, and was named in honor of the state's first governor, Charles Hines.

Geography

Hinesville is located west of the center of Liberty County, on the south side of Fort Stewart. The city is bordered to the east by Flemington and to the south by Allenhurst and Walthourville. U.S. Route 84 passes through the city, leading east 15 miles (24 km) to Interstate 95 near Midway and southwest 14 miles (23km) to Ludowici. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²), of which 0.1 sq miles (0.40 km²) is water. 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 Ogeechee River. Hinesvile is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after Valdosta. Savannah is 39 miles (63 km) northeast of Hineville, and Brunswick is 55 miles (89 km) south. Hinevile has a population of 2,000, making it one of the smallest cities in Georgia by population in the 2010 census. The largest city in the state by population is Valdosta, which has a total population of 3,000. The most populous city by area is Savannah, which is 2,200. HINEvile's population by area was 2,100 in the 2000 census.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,891 people, 13,332 households, and 9,354 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 46.04% African American, 41.50% White, 0.47% Native American, 2.26% Asian,0.57% Pacific Islander, 5.00% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races. There were 10,528 households, out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7%. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26. The city's median income was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $36,221. About 13.8% of families and 14.8%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 12.3%. of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females, there are 97.3 males. The city has a population density of 1,874.0 inhabitants per square mile (723.6/km²). There were 11,742 housing units at an average density of 724.0 per squaremile (279.5/km 2).

Government and infrastructure

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office. The Liberty County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. The town is home to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office and the Sheriff's Department. It is also the location of the U.N. headquarters for the United Nations in New York City and the United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C. It has a population of about 2,000 people, with about 1,000 residents living in the town of 20,000. It also has a hospital, a school, a post office, a library and other government offices. It was founded in 1881. The county was founded by the U.,S. Supreme Court in 1788. It became the seat of Liberty County in 1891. It's also the site of the first post office in the state, which opened in 1883. The current post office was established in 1894 and is located in the same building as the original courthouse, which was built in 1875. It opened in a new building in 1885. It now has a library, a hospital and other facilities, including a postmaster's office and a sheriff's office. The post office is located on the town's main street, which is known as the "Main Street" The town also has its own library, the "Hinesville Public Library," which is open to the public. The city's post office also is in the city's downtown area and is called the "Post Office".

Education

The Liberty County School District, based in Hinesville, holds pre-school to 12th grade. It consists of seven elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. As of 2010 the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students. Georgia Southern University's Liberty campus is in the community. Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesvile Library. Liberty County High School and Bradwell Institute are the comprehensive high schools serving the community, as of 2014 the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee. The district also has a middle school, elementary school, and high school, as well as a middle and elementary school and a high school. The school district has over 674 teachers and more than 11,000 students as of 2010. It has a total enrollment of over 6,000, with over 3,500 students in the elementary and middle schools. The high school has more than 1,300 students, and the elementary school has over 1,200. The middle school has about 1,100 students, with the high school having around 1,400 students. The elementary school also has about 300 students, while the high School has about 500. The library has about 100,000 books, with most of them being used by the community as a whole. The public school system has about 2,000 pupils. The community has a population of about 3,200, with more than half of them living in the town of Hinesvillle.

Sister cities

Hinesville is paired with the following cities: Yichun, China and Marsabit, Kenya. Hinesville also has a sister city with San Francisco, California. It also has sister cities with San Diego, California, and Los Angeles,  California. The town is also twinned with Yichun and Marsabit, Kenya, and with San Diego, California and Yucatán, Mexico and San Francisco, Chile. It has a twin city with Santa Carmen, Spain, and a twincity with Santiago, N Maldives, Argentina. It is twinned with Yochun, China, and Merrin, Kosovo, South East Germany. It is also twinnered with  Santos, Madrid, Paraguay, Sebastopol, Cambodia, Mozambique,  and Somali, in the United States. It was also sister cities with the cities of Youthville, Yosemite, Puerto Rio de Janeiro, Manhattan, Tucson, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Newark, Villa Pairings of Sister Cities Hines City, Luxembourg, Manchester, Dublin, La U.S. and Lancaster City.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia = 82. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hinesville = 5.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 34,891 individuals with a median age of 28.8 age the population dropped by -0.94% in Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,905.67 residents per square mile of area (735.78/km²). There are average 2.88 people per household in the 10,443 households with an average household income of $45,993 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.50% of the available work force and has dropped -2.49% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.52%. The number of physicians in Hinesville per 100,000 population = 91.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hinesville = 48.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 105. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 215. 93 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 27, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia which are owned by the occupant = 42.99%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $116,130 and home appreciation of -1.71%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.47 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,986 per student. There are 16.3 students for each teacher in the school, 441 students for each Librarian and 502 students for each Counselor. 8.44% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.18% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.85% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).