Location in Pierce County and the state of Georgia Location in Pierce County and the state of Georgia County Pierce The town/city of Blackshear is the governmental center of county of Pierce County, Georgia, United States.

As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 3,445. 4.1 Pierce County School District According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which, 4.3 square miles (11 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.06%) is water.

Blackshear was established in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County. The town/city was titled in honor of General David Blackshear, who authorized the assembly of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense.

He also served in the Georgia state council as Senator of Laurens County.

The major crop of this south Georgia improve was once tobacco, and is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,283 citizens , 1,354 homeholds, and 894 families residing in the city.

There were 1,354 homeholds out of which 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,285, and the median income for a family was $38,414.

About 16.9% of families and 21.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

Pierce County School District The Pierce County School District holds grades pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The precinct has 216 full-time teachers and over 3,240 students.

Blackshear Elementary School Pierce County Middle School Pierce County High School United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 2, 2010.

School Stats, Retrieved June 2, 2010.

The Pierce County Press (Newspaper)

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