Bryan County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1793
Seat	Pembroke
Largest city	Richmond Hill
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	454.49 sq mi (1,177 km²) 441.71 sq mi (1,144 km²) 12.78 sq mi (33 km²), 2.81%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	30,233 53/sq mi (20/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,233.^[1] The county seat is Pembroke.^[2]

Bryan County is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History [link]

Bryan County was created on December 19, 1793, named after Jonathan Bryan (1708–1788), an American Revolutionary War partisan.

South Bryan County is home to the earthen Civil War installation Ft. McAllister (now Fort McAllister Historic Park) which Gen. William Sherman captured on his March to the Sea.

The first county seat was in Hardwick. In 1860 the seat was moved to Eden. By 1901 it was in Clyde, which may have been the same location formerly known as Eden. Clyde served as the seat to 1935; in 1937 Pembroke took on that role. The only remaining sign of Clyde is a cemetery on the Fort Stewart military reservation.

Geography [link]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 454.49 square miles (1,177.1 km²), of which 441.71 square miles (1,144.0 km²) (or 97.19%) is land and 12.78 square miles (33.1 km²) (or 2.81%) is water.^[3]

Bryan County is unique in that it is totally divided by the military installation at Ft. Stewart. Pembroke is in more rural north Bryan, while Richmond Hill in south Bryan county is a suburb of Savannah. To travel between the two on public roads, it is necessary to leave the county.

Major highways [link]

Adjacent counties [link]

• Effingham County, Georgia - north
• Chatham County, Georgia - northeast
• Liberty County, Georgia - south
• Evans County, Georgia - west
• Bulloch County, Georgia - northwest

Demographics [link]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 23,417 people, 8,089 households, and 6,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 53 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 8,675 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.79% White, 14.14% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,089 households out of which 45.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,345, and the median income for a family was $53,680. Males had a median income of $39,606 versus $25,830 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,794. About 10.70% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

Education [link]

Cities and towns [link]

• Pembroke
• Richmond Hill
• Keller
• Lanier
• Black Creek

Notable residents [link]

• Gregg Allman - musician, Allman Brothers Band
• Mattie Belle Davis - first woman judge of Metropolitan Court of Dade County, Florida
• Justin Smiley - pro football player, All-American at University of Alabama
• John Smoltz - MLB pitcher, owned a summer home here while playing for the Atlanta Braves

See also [link]

State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryan County, Georgia

References [link]

External links [link]

• Coastal Georgia as seen from the water
• Bryan County on segenealogy.com
• Early Bryan County History
• Official Bryan County Website
• Bryan County Board of Education
• Bryan County Now - News and Information
• Bryan County News
• Ft. McAllister State Park

	Bulloch County	Effingham County	Chatham County
	Evans County		Atlantic Ocean
		Bryan County, Georgia    East
		Liberty County

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