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Glascock County, Georgia

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Founding:  1857 Parent county:  Warren Namesake:  Thomas Glascock, Georgia politician Seat:  Gibson (1858–) Land area:  144 square miles Population (2020):  2,884 Population (historic):  2,437 (1860); 3,577 (1880); 4,516 (1900); 4,388 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1920–1940; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  195 (12.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  45.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  44.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $376 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $159 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  675 Average farm size (1920):  51.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Gibson Namesake:  William Gibson...