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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Outstanding Buildings

1. Samuel Rockwell House (1838). 165 Allen Memorial Drive. Greek Revival.
2. Woodville / John Clark House (1819). 175 Gordon Highway. Federal.
3. House (c. 1860). 1515 Irwinton Road. Italianate.
4. Rose Hill / Daniel Tucker House (1852). 1534 Irwinton Road. Greek Revival.
5. Moses Fort House (c. 1830). 1750 Irwinton Road. Greek Revival.
6. House (c. 1845). 133 J.F. Hall Road. Greek Revival.
7. Devereux–Coleman House (c. 1830/1840/1887). 167 Kenan Drive. Gothic Revival.
8. Barrowville / William McKinley House (1858–1859). 117 Old Country Club Road. Gothic Revival.
9. Francis Boykin House (1821). 820 State Route 24. Federal.

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