Riceboro, Georgia

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Riceboro is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 809 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area.

History

The community was named for the early rice industry in the area.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Riceboro served as the second seat of Liberty County from 1789 until 1837.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated the place as the "Village of Riceborough" in 1819.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Riceboro is located at Template:Coord (31.735411, -81.440240).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

Riceboro racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	86	13.98%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	509	82.76%
Native American	2	0.33%
Asian	3	0.49%
Other/Mixed	9	1.46%
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.98%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 615 people, 310 households, and 193 families residing in the city.

Notable people

• DeLisha Milton-Jones, WNBA player and Olympic gold medalist, head coach at Old Dominion
• Richard LeCounte III, (b 1998) NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns and at the University of Georgia

See also

List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

External links

• Georgia's Coast in photographs and more