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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Alma Namesake: Unknown—likely a traditional name Founding: 1900 (platting); 1900 (post office); 1906 (incorpor...