Pinehurst is a city in
Dooly County,
Georgia, United States. The population was 455 at the
2010 census,
[in] up from 307 in 2000.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Pinehurst in 1895. The community was named for the
pine trees abundant in Georgia.
Geography
Pinehurst is located northeast of the center of Dooly County at (32.194472, -83.761112).
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, ...
passes through the center of town as Pine Avenue, leading north to
Unadilla and south to
Vienna, the
county seat.
Interstate 75 passes just east of the town limits, with access from Exit 117; I-75 leads north to
Macon and south to
Tifton
Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 17,045 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.
The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District. Abraham Baldwin Ag ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 307 people, 145 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 156 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 49.84%
White, 49.19%
African American, 0.33%
Native American, and 0.65% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 1.95% of the population.
There were 145 households, out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were
married couples
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living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,673. About 14.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.0% of those 65 or over.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Dooly County, Georgia