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City in Georgia, United States
The city of Blackshear is the county seat [4] of Pierce County , Georgia , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 3,506.
Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Geography [ edit ]
Blackshear is located at 31°17′56 ″N 82°14′52 ″W / 31.29889°N 82.24778°W / 31.29889; -82.24778 [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km 2 km 2 km 2
History [ edit ]
Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County.[6] David Blackshear ,[7] American Revolution , fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812 . He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County.
During the American Civil War , the city became a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for more than 5,000 Union prisoners.[8]
The primary crop of this south Georgia community was once tobacco, and it is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1860 319 — 1870 490 53.6% 1880 778 58.8% 1890 656 −15.7% 1900 876 33.5% 1910 1,235 41.0% 1920 1,329 7.6% 1930 1,817 36.7% 1940 2,010 10.6% 1950 2,271 13.0% 1960 2,482 9.3% 1970 2,624 5.7% 1980 3,222 22.8% 1990 3,263 1.3% 2000 3,283 0.6% 2010 3,445 4.9% 2020 3,506 1.8%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 3,506 people, 1,355 households, and 898 families residing in the city.
Education [ edit ]
Pierce County School District [ edit ]
The Pierce County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.[11] [12]
Blackshear Elementary School
Midway Elementary School
Patterson Elementary School
Pierce County Middle School
Pierce County High School
Private Education [ edit ]
Crossroads Christian Academy[13]
Notable people [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States ISBN 978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
^ "PCHGS: Military: WBTS: Blackshear Prison Camp" .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ Georgia Board of Education [permanent dead link
^ School Stats Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 2, 2010.
^ "Crossroads Christian Academy" . Crossroads Christian Academy . Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ "Schultz: Georgia's Stetson Bennett on how Blackshear molded him and why he's coming back for 2022" . The Athletic
^ "From GA to L.A." South
^ "5 Things to Learn from Jason Behr's Wife KaDee Strictland" . wowally.com . January 26, 2023.
External links [ edit ]
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