Pike County, Georgia

Pike County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889. The county seat is Zebulon.

History Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an explorer and army officer.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (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). The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

Major highways

U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 41 State Route 3 State Route 7 State Route 18 State Route 74 State Route 109 State Route 362

Adjacent counties Spalding County (north) Lamar County (east) Upson County (south) Meriwether County (west)

Communities Cities Concord Meansville Molena Williamson Zebulon (county seat)

Census-designated place Hilltop

Unincorporated communities Jolly Lifsey Hollonville

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Pike County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)6,5228,09511,35015,50616,31372.98%79.18%82.92%86.78%86.36%Black or African American alone (NH)2,2572,0422,0191,8251,44525.25%19.97%14.75%10.21%7.65%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)14112952280.16%0.11%0.21%0.29%0.15%Asian alone (NH)13215155770.15%0.21%0.37%0.31%0.41%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census010xx0.00%0.01%0.00%Other race alone (NH)01315620.00%0.01%0.02%0.08%0.33%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census69222616xx0.50%1.24%3.26%Hispanic or Latino (any race)131541671933481.47%0.53%1.22%1.08%1.84%Total8,93710,22413,68817,86918,889 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,889, 6,630 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.

The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% White, 7.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.

The median age was 40.6 years, with 24.1% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.1% aged 65 or older; for every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.

Only 0.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 99.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 6,630 households in the county, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 7,066 housing units, of which 6.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 81.9% were owner-occupied and 18.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.

Education Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.

The Pike County School District serves Pike County. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3–5), one middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy and one high school(10-12). Shane Williamson is the Superintendent of Schools. They also have a private school system named Crosspoint Christian academy.

Politics As of the 2020s, Pike County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 86.57% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Pike County is part of Georgia's 3rd congressional district, currently represented by Brian Jack. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Pike County is part of District 16. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Pike County is part of district District 123.

Pike County, Georgia

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