Английская Википедия:Houston County, Georgia
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Houston County (Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 163,633 at the 2020 census.[1] Its county seat is Perry; the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population.[2]
The county was created on May 15, 1821, along with 4 other counties in the state, and later reduced in size with the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pulaski, Macon, and Peach counties.[3] It was named after Georgia governor John Houstoun, with the spelling being a common 19th-century variation that later evolved to "Houston".[4] The pronunciation, however, remains to this day "howston."[5] The geographic center of the county was given the name Wattsville, which was later changed to Perry.[5]
Houston County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley combined statistical area. Flat Creek Public Fishing Area is in Houston County, south west of Perry.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.2%) is water.[6] The county is located in the upper Atlantic coastal plain region of the state.
The vast majority of Houston County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very northern edge of the county, north of Centerville and Warner Robins, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. The very southwestern corner of Houston County, well west of Interstate 75, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[7]
Adjacent counties
- Bibb County - north
- Peach County - west
- Twiggs County - east
- Bleckley County - southeast
- Pulaski County - south-southeast
- Dooly County - south
- Macon County - southwest
Communities
Cities
- Byron (part)
- Centerville
- Perry
- Warner Robins
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 86,211 | 52.69% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 51,992 | 31.77% |
Native American | 339 | 0.21% |
Asian | 4,905 | 3.0% |
Pacific Islander | 124 | 0.08% |
Other/Mixed | 8,255 | 5.04% |
Hispanic or Latino | 11,807 | 7.22% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 163,633 people, 58,417 households, and 39,810 families residing in the county.
Education
Houston County Schools operates public schools.[9]
Politics
Houston County voted for conservative Democrats for most of the twentieth century, and gradually switched to voting for conservative Republicans closer to the century's end and into the twenty-first. In the 2018 gubernatorial election, while she did not carry Houston County, Stacey Abrams improved on Democratic margins in the county, improving five percent compared to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run and by four percent compared to Barack Obama's 2008 run. Houston was one of five counties not carried by Abrams which improved their Democratic margins.[10] In 2020, Joe Biden improved Democratic margins to their best since Jimmy Carter carried it in 1980. He also became the first non-Georgian Democrat to win 40 percent of the county's vote since 1960.
Transportation
Major highways
- Файл:I-75.svg Interstate 75
- Файл:US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
- Файл:US 129.svg U.S. Route 129
- Файл:US 341.svg U.S. Route 341
- Файл:Georgia 7.svg State Route 7
- Файл:Georgia 7 Spur.svg State Route 7 Spur
- Файл:Georgia 11.svg State Route 11
- Файл:Georgia 11 Business.svg State Route 11 Business
- Файл:Georgia 11 Connector.svg State Route 11 Connector
- Файл:Georgia 26.svg State Route 26
- Файл:Georgia 49.svg State Route 49
- Файл:Georgia 96.svg State Route 96
- Файл:Georgia 127.svg State Route 127
- Файл:Georgia 224.svg State Route 224
- Файл:Georgia 247.svg State Route 247
- Файл:Georgia 247 Connector.svg State Route 247 Connector
- Файл:Georgia 247 Spur.svg State Route 247 Spur
- Файл:Georgia 329.svg State Route 329
- Файл:Georgia 401.svg State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
Pedestrians and cycling
- Big Indian Creek Trail (Proposed)[11]
- Walker's Pond Trail
- Wellston Trail
- The Walk at Sandy Run Creek
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Houston County, Georgia
- Houston County Schools
- List of counties in Georgia
References
External links
- Шаблон:Cite AmCyc
- Flint Electric Membership Corporation historical marker
- Houston County historical marker
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