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. The city is named for Charlton Hines, a state senator.

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.

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water. 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

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hinesville had a population of 34,891. There were 9,354 families in the city. The median age was 29.3 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.

There were 13,251 households in Hinesville, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 10,865 || 31.1%

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| Black or African American || 17,404 || 49.9%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 145 || 0.4%

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| Asian || 905 || 2.6%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 341 || 1.0%

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| Some other race || 1,584 || 4.5%

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| Two or more races || 3,647 || 10.5%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4,568 || 13.1%

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Government and infrastructure

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Hinesville Post Office. The Liberty County Courthouse is in Hinesville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

thumb|[[Liberty County School District (Georgia)|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. the district has 674 full-time teachers and over 11,274 students. the superintendent is Dr. Valya S. Lee. 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.

Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Hinesville Library.

Media

Newspaper

  • Coastal Courier

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File:Hinesville Post Office.jpg|Hinesville Post Office

File:Liberty County High School.jpg|Liberty County High School

File:Armstrong State University, Hinesville.jpg|Georgia Southern University Hinesville Campus

File:Live Oak Public Libraries, Hinesville.jpg|Live Oak Public Libraries

File:Hinesville Police Department.jpg|Hinesville Police Department and Law Enforcement Center

File:Liberty County Justice Center.jpg|Liberty County Justice Center

File:Liberty County Courthouse Annex.jpg|Liberty County Courthouse Annex

File:Liberty County Recreation Department.jpg|Liberty County Recreation Department

File:Liberty County Courthouse, Georgia.jpg|Liberty County Courthouse

File:Hinesville Fire Department.jpg|Fire Department

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References

  • Official website
  • Hinesville Area Arts Council
  • Liberty County Chamber of Commerce