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. The county seat is Zebulon.

History

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. The entirety of Pike County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

Major highways

20px U.S. Route 19
20px U.S. Route 41
20px State Route 3
20px State Route 7
20px State Route 18
20px State Route 74
23px State Route 109
23px 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

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Pike County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|6,522

|8,095

|11,350

|15,506

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,313

|72.98%

|79.18%

|82.92%

|86.78%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.36%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|2,257

|2,042

|2,019

|1,825

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,445

|25.25%

|19.97%

|14.75%

|10.21%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.65%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|14

|11

|29

|52

|style='background: #ffffe6; |28

|0.16%

|0.11%

|0.21%

|0.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%

|Asian alone (NH)

|13

|21

|51

|55

|style='background: #ffffe6; |77

|0.15%

|0.21%

|0.37%

|0.31%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |62

|0.00%

|0.01%

|0.02%

|0.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|69

|222

|style='background: #ffffe6; |616

|0.50%

|1.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.26%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|131

|54

|167

|193

|style='background: #ffffe6; |348

|1.47%

|0.53%

|1.22%

|1.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.84%

|Total

|8,937

|10,224

|13,688

|17,869

|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,889

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,889, 6,630 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.

The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% White, 7.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.

The median age was 40.6 years, with 24.1% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.1% aged 65 or older; for every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.

There were 6,630 households in the county, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Politics

As of the 2020s, Pike County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 86.57% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Pike County is part of Georgia's 3rd congressional district, currently represented by Brian Jack. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Pike County is part of District 16. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Pike County is part of district District 123.