Pike County, Georgia
| Pike County, Georgia | |
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Pike County Courthouse (Built 1895), Zebulon
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1822 |
| Named for | Zebulon Pike |
| Seat | Zebulon |
| Largest city | Zebulon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 219 sq mi (567 km2) |
| • Land | 216 sq mi (559 km2) |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 17,869 |
| • Density | 83/sq mi (32/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Pike County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,869. The county seat is Zebulon.
Pike County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer and army officer.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 219 square miles (570 km2), of which 216 square miles (560 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (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).
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,688 people, 4,755 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 5,068 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.64% White, 14.79% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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