7-513: The Bacon County School District is a public school district in Bacon County , Georgia , United States, based in Alma . It serves the communities of Alma and Rockingham . The Bacon County School District has one primary school, one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. The district has 126 full-time teachers and over 1,900 students. Bacon County, Georgia Bacon County
14-584: A total area of 286 square miles (740 km ), of which 259 square miles (670 km ) are land and 27 square miles (70 km ) (9.5%) are covered by water. The majority and western portion of Bacon County is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River -Satilla River basin. The entire eastern and half of the southeastern edge of the county is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of
21-413: Is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,140. The county seat is Alma . The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914. It is named after Augustus Bacon , a former United States senator from Georgia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has
28-406: The county, up from 10,103 in 2000. Per the 2020 census, Bacon County's racial and ethnic makeup was 72.74% non-Hispanic white , 15.68% Black or African American , 0.04% Native American , 0.36% Asian American , 0.04% Pacific Islander American , 3.29% other or multiracial , and 7.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2022 American Community Survey estimated its racial and ethnic composition
35-459: The same St. Marys-Satilla River basin. The county forms part of Southeast Georgia . According to the 1920 United States census , the county had a population of 6,460 which has increased since every decennial census except from 1960 and 1970; in 1960, its population declined from 8,940 to 8,359; and in 1970, its population declined to 8,233. In the 2020 United States census , there were 11,140 people, 3,874 households, and 2,706 families residing in
42-710: Was $ 95,600. Approximately 53% of housing units were valued under $ 100,000. Religiously, as of 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives determined the Southern Baptist Convention was the county's largest religious group, being within the Bible Belt . The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) was the second-largest Christian denomination in the county, followed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and National Association of Free Will Baptists . Among
49-419: Was 73% White , 15% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2022, the median household income for the county was $ 43,938 with a per capita income of $ 24,654. An estimated 21.6% of the county population lived at or below the poverty line. With an estimated 4,807 housing units in the county, 72% were owner-occupied and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit
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