Riceboro is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Riceboro had a population of 615. 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. Riceboro served as the second seat of Liberty County from 1789 until 1837.
The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated the place as the "Village of Riceborough" in 1819.
Geography
Riceboro is located at (31.735411, -81.440240).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.72%) is water.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+Riceboro racial composition as of 2020
!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)
A famous case about adoption which took place in Riceboro: O’Neal v. Wilkes [http://www.lawschoolcasebriefs.net/2013/03/oneal-v-wilkes-case-brief.html]
References
External links
- Georgia's Coast in photographs and more