Snapshots of Georgia: Glascock County, 1994 June

Numbers on map are the Council ofEconomic Development Organizations (CEDO) Regions

SNAPSHOTS OF County Description

G E O R G

A Glascock County, the I20th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1857. Originally part of

Richmond County, Glascock County was named for General Thomas Glascock, a hero in the War

of 1812 and Georgia House Speaker.

The county is 145 square miles in area. It is the 4th smallest county in the state.

The county is located in CEDO Region 7 and the Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center.

Population

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Community Glascock County
Edgehill Gibson Mitchell

Glascock County is in the 11th U.S. Congressional District. the 24th State Senate District. and the 120th State House District.
The county has three municipalities; the largest of which is Gibson, the county seat. Gibson has a population of almost 700.

The county is primarily concerned with improving the quality of life for its residents by providing better schools, recreational facilities, and the like.

Demographics

Glascock County experienced a slight population decrease in the 1980s,

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with its population declining by about 1% compared to the statewide growth rate of almost 19%. All the county's municipalities also lost population during the 1980s.
The county's population is predominantly white, with only a 12.7% minority population in 1990. The white percentage of the population has been climbing at a moderate rate during the past few decades.
The county has a larger non-working age

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age 15 - relative to its working age population (adults age 15 to 64)

than does the state as a whole. For every 100 adults age 15 to 64,

Glascock County has about 59 people not of working age, compared to

the statewide ratio of about 48 to 100.

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Fifty percent of the county's adult population have not completed high school, compared to 29% for the state as a whole. About 18% have either some college education or a college diploma, compared to 41 % for the state.
Per capita income is below the state average. Per capita income in Glascock County was $14,576 in 1990, compared to the statewide rate of$17,045.

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While the county's per capita income is only about 78% ofthat of the U.S., its per capita income did improve about 4% relative to that of the U.S. between 1980 and 1990.

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Median household income in the county was $21,806 in 1989, compared to

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A greater proportion of the county's households are in the $10,000 to $19,000 and $20,000 to $29,000 income groups than are Georgia's households statewide.

Glascock County's infant mortality rate is much higher than that of the state.

The dominant sectors of the county's economy are: manufacturing (25.9% of jobs in the county, compared to 14.2% for the U.S. as a whole); services (28.5% of county jobs, compared to 27.7% for the U.S.); and agriculture (12.3% of county jobs, compared to 2.2% for the U.S.).

Sixty-two percent of the county's employed residents

commute to another county for employment. For the state as

a whole, this figure is 38%.

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Glascock County has a traditional commission form of government.

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The county's FY 1993 per capita general revenues were somewhat higher than the average for

counties with populations under 10,000 ($419.74 vs. $391.39). Per capita property tax revenues

in particular were higher for the county than for similarly sized counties ($252.03 vs. $167.60).

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The county's FY 1993 per capita general operating expenditures ($321.78) were 18% lower

than the statewide average but typical for a small county. Per capita expenditures for highways,

streets, and drainage were significantly above both that statewide and small county averages.
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The county collects only a Local Option Sales Tax.

The county's reported FY 1993 capital expenditures were $47.79 per capita, about 15% of

general operating expenditures.

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At the end of FY 1993, Glascock County reported no long-term debt.

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The county has an approved and adopted solid waste management plan and is currently eligible for solid waste grants, loans, and permits.
The county and all of its municipalities have an approved and adopted joint comprehensive plan. River Corridor Protection requirements do not apply for the county or its municipalities.

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15, 1994, Glascock County and its municipalitiesreceived$13,782

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