Baldwin County, Georgia

 

Founding: 1803
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Abraham Baldwin, Georgia politician
Seat: Milledgeville (1803–)

Land area: 258 square miles

Population (2020): 43,799

Population (historic): 6,356 (1810); 7,250 (1840); 10,618 (1870); 17,768 (1900); 22,878 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1820; 1840–2010

Subdivisions: One city; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 768 (3.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 48.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $408
Average outbuilding value (1930): $328
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,536
Average farm size (1920): 54.6 acres
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Milledgeville

Namesake: John Milledge, Georgia governor

Founding: 1803 (platting); 1804 (incorporation); 1806 (post office)

Population (2020): 17,070

Population (historic): 1,256 (1810); 2,095 (1840); 2,750 (1870); 4,219 (1900); 5,534 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1803–1820; 1840–1880; 1890–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 424 (5.7%)
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