Gibson, Georgia

Gibson is a city and the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia, United States,^[4] and is home to the Glascock County Courthouse, a National Register of Historic Places listed site. The population was 663 at the 2010 census,^[5] and 630 in 2020.

Gibson, Georgia
City
Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson
Location in Glascock County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°13′58″N 82°35′43″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Glascock
Named after	William Gibson
Area [1]
• Total	1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	348 ft (106 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	630
• Density	614.63/sq mi (237.40/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's name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a former Confederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County's first public building, the courthouse.^[6]

History

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]

Geography

Gibson is located slightly northeast of the center of Glascock County at 33°13′58″N 82°35′43″W (33.232737, -82.595301).^[8] Georgia State Routes 102 and 171 cross in the center of town. GA 102 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Mitchell and east 10 miles (16 km) to Stapleton, while GA 171 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Warrenton and south 24 miles (39 km) to Louisville. Augusta, 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, is the closest large city.

According to the United 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 the Ogeechee River, passes through the northern part of Gibson.

Demographics

Historical population

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 the 2020 census, its population was 630.

Education

Glascock County School District

The Glascock 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]

Notable people

• T. J. M. Kelley, Physician and politician

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area