Английская Википедия:Gibson, Georgia
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement Gibson is a city in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census,[1] and 630 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Glascock County[2] and home to the Glascock County Courthouse, a National Register of Historic Places listed site.
Gibson's name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a former Confederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County's first public building, the courthouse.[3]
History
Gibson was founded in 1858 as the seat of the newly formed Glascock County. It was incorporated as a town in 1913 and as a city in 1943.[4]
Geography
Gibson is located slightly northeast of the center of Glascock County at Шаблон:Coord (33.232737, -82.595301).[5] Georgia State Routes 102 and 171 cross in the center of town. GA 102 leads west Шаблон:Convert to Mitchell and east Шаблон:Convert to Stapleton, while GA 171 leads north Шаблон:Convert to Warrenton and south Шаблон:Convert to Louisville. Augusta, Шаблон:Convert to the northeast, is the closest large city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Gibson has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert, or 1.41%, is water.[1] Rocky Comfort Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Ogeechee River, passes through the northern part of Gibson.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, its population was 630.
Education
Glascock County School District
The Glascock County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, in a consolidated school under one roof.[6] The district has 42 full-time teachers and over 568 students.[7]
Notable people
- T. J. M. Kelley, Physician and politician
See also
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Dead linkШаблон:Cbignore
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Gibson County
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Georgia Board of EducationШаблон:Dead link, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ↑ School stats, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
External links
- The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald / Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia
Шаблон:Glascock County, Georgia Шаблон:Central Savannah River Area Шаблон:Georgia county seats
