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Baldwin County, Georgia

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  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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Milledgeville Namesake:  John Milledge,...