Bacon County

Bacon County, Georgia

PO Box 356
Alma, GA 31510
Phone: (912) 632-5214
Fax: (912) 632-2757

In southeast-central GA, northwest of Brunswick; organized Jul 27, 1914 from Appling, Pierce, and Ware counties. Name Origin: For Capt. Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914), Confederate army officer and U.S. senator (1895-1914) from GA

Area (sq mi):: 285.92 (land 284.95; water 0.97) Population per square mile: 36.40
Population 2005: 10,379 State rank: 124 Population change: 2000-20005 2.70%; 1990-2000 5.60% Population 2000: 10,103 (White 79.90%; Black or African American 15.70%; Hispanic or Latino 3.40%; Asian 0.30%; Other 2.50%). Foreign born: 1.60%. Median age: 34.80
Income 2000: per capita $14,289; median household $26,910; Population below poverty level: 23.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $18,926-$19,554
Unemployment (2004): 5.20% Unemployment change (from 2000): -1.30% Median travel time to work: 24.40 minutes Working outside county of residence: 32.00%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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