Pike County, Georgia

Pike County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889.^[1] The county seat is Zebulon.^[2]

Pike County
County
Pike County Courthouse (built 1895), Zebulon
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°05′N 84°23′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1822; 203 years ago (1822)
Named after	Zebulon Pike
Seat	Zebulon
Largest city	Zebulon
Area
• Total	219 sq mi (570 km2)
• Land	216 sq mi (560 km2)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,889
• Density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.pikecoga.com

History

Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an explorer and army officer.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 219 square miles (570 km²), of which 216 square miles (560 km²) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (1.5%) is water.^[4] The entirety of Pike County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).^[5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 19
• U.S. Route 41
• State Route 3
• State Route 7
• State Route 18
• State Route 74
• State Route 109
• State Route 362

Adjacent counties

• Spalding County (north)
• Lamar County (east)
• Upson County (south)
• Meriwether County (west)

Communities

Cities

• Concord
• Meansville
• Molena
• Williamson
• Zebulon (county seat)

Census-designated place

• Hilltop

Unincorporated communities

• Jolly
• Lifsey
• Hollonville

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1830	6,149		—
1840	9,176		49.2%
1850	14,306		55.9%
1860	10,078		−29.6%
1870	10,905		8.2%
1880	15,849		45.3%
1890	16,300		2.8%
1900	18,761		15.1%
1910	19,495		3.9%
1920	21,212		8.8%
1930	10,853		−48.8%
1940	10,375		−4.4%
1950	8,459		−18.5%
1960	7,138		−15.6%
1970	7,316		2.5%
1980	8,937		22.2%
1990	10,224		14.4%
2000	13,688		33.9%
2010	17,869		30.5%
2020	18,889		5.7%
2023 (est.)	20,461	[6]	8.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11] 1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13] 1980-2000[14] 2010[15]

Pike County racial composition as of 2020^[16]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	16,313	86.36%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,445	7.65%
Native American	28	0.15%
Asian	77	0.41%
Other/Mixed	678	3.59%
Hispanic or Latino	348	1.84%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,889 people, 6,143 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.

Education

Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.

The Pike County School District serves Pike County. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3–5), one middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy and one high school (10–12). Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.^[17]

Politics

United States presidential election results for Pike County, Georgia^[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	10,864	86.57%	1,648	13.13%	37	0.29%
2020	9,127	85.13%	1,505	14.04%	89	0.83%
2016	7,278	83.03%	1,240	14.15%	248	2.83%
2012	6,668	81.93%	1,356	16.66%	115	1.41%
2008	6,547	79.64%	1,575	19.16%	99	1.20%
2004	5,193	76.94%	1,506	22.31%	50	0.74%
2000	3,358	68.74%	1,413	28.93%	114	2.33%
1996	2,054	52.52%	1,474	37.69%	383	9.79%
1992	1,822	44.40%	1,651	40.23%	631	15.38%
1988	2,074	63.35%	1,176	35.92%	24	0.73%
1984	1,855	60.66%	1,203	39.34%	0	0.00%
1980	1,271	41.08%	1,755	56.72%	68	2.20%
1976	776	28.97%	1,903	71.03%	0	0.00%
1972	1,432	77.20%	423	22.80%	0	0.00%
1968	345	14.26%	632	26.13%	1,442	59.61%
1964	1,064	52.94%	946	47.06%	0	0.00%
1960	255	19.88%	1,028	80.12%	0	0.00%
1956	210	16.44%	1,067	83.56%	0	0.00%
1952	286	18.64%	1,248	81.36%	0	0.00%
1948	72	15.25%	256	54.24%	144	30.51%
1944	133	15.20%	742	84.80%	0	0.00%
1940	209	20.13%	829	79.87%	0	0.00%
1936	149	14.03%	910	85.69%	3	0.28%
1932	33	3.10%	1,021	95.96%	10	0.94%
1928	238	25.00%	714	75.00%	0	0.00%
1924	41	4.07%	895	88.79%	72	7.14%
1920	280	17.98%	1,277	82.02%	0	0.00%
1916	65	6.94%	766	81.75%	106	11.31%
1912	34	3.70%	753	81.85%	133	14.46%

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia