Bacon County, Georgia

 

Founding: 1914
Parent counties: Appling, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware

Namesake: Augustus Bacon, Georgia politician
Seat: Alma (1914–)

Land area: 259 square miles

Population (2020): 11,140

Population (historic): 6,460 (1920); 7,055 (1930); 8,096 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1950; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: One city; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 265 (5.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 17.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $412
Average outbuilding value (1930): $251
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 802
Average farm size (1920): 42.7 acres
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Alma

Namesake: Unknown—likely a traditional name

Founding: 1900 (platting); 1900 (post office); 1906 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,433

Population (historic): 458 (1910); 1,061 (1920); 1,234 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1900–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 85 (6.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1890). 705 Bluefish Road. Gothic Revival.

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