Hinesville, Georgia

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Hinesville is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The county seat of Liberty County, it had a population of 34,891 at the 2020 U.S. Census.<ref name=":0" /> It is the principal city of the Hinesville metropolitan area, which comprises all of Liberty County, including the Fort Stewart army installation, plus neighboring Long County.

History

Hinesville was founded in 1837. That same year, the seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesville from Riceboro. It was incorporated as a city in 1916.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city is named for Charlton Hines, a state senator.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Hinesville metropolitan area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Hinesville is located west of the center of Liberty County, on the south side of Fort Stewart, the largest U.S. Army installation by area in the eastern United States. The city is bordered to the east by Flemington and to the south by Allenhurst and Walthourville. To the southwest the city limits extend to the Long County line.

U.S. Route 84 passes through the city, leading east Template:Convert to Interstate 95 near Midway and southwest Template:Convert to U.S. Route 301 at Ludowici. Hinesville is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after Valdosta. Savannah is Template:Convert northeast of Hinesville, and Brunswick is Template:Convert to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.40%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 tidal Ogeechee River.

Demographics

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Hinesville racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	9,796	28.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	16,870	48.35%
Native American	96	0.28%
Asian	869	2.49%
Pacific Islander	318	0.91%
Other/Mixed	2,374	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4,568	13.09%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,891 people, 13,332 households, and 9,354 families residing in the city.

Government and infrastructure

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office.<ref>"Hinesville." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.</ref> The Liberty County Courthouse is in Hinesville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

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Liberty County School District headquarters

The Liberty County School District, based in Hinesville, holds pre-school to 12th grade, and consists of seven elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools.<ref>Georgia Board of Education Template:Dead link, Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref> Template:As of the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref> Template:As of the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee.<ref>Superintendent's Corner Template:Webarchive, Retrieved October 24, 2014.</ref> Liberty County High School and Bradwell Institute are the comprehensive high schools serving the community.

Georgia Southern University's Liberty campus is in the community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library.<ref>"Hinesville Library Template:Webarchive." Live Oak Public Libraries. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.</ref>