# Pike County, Georgia

Pike County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889. The county seat is Zebulon.

## History

Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an explorer and army officer.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 219 square miles (570 km$^2$), of which 216 square miles (560 km$^2$) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km$^2$) (1.5%) is water. The entirety of Pike County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 19
* U.S. Route 41
* State Route 3
* State Route 7
* State Route 18
* State Route 74
* State Route 109
* State Route 362

### Adjacent counties

* Spalding County (north)
* Lamar County (east)
* Upson County (south)
* Meriwether County (west)

## Communities
### Cities

* Concord
* Meansville
* Molena
* Williamson
* Zebulon (county seat)

### Census-designated place

* Hilltop

### Unincorporated communities

* Jolly
* Lifsey
* Hollonville

## Demographics

Pike County racial composition as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 16,313 | 86.36% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,445 | 7.65% |
| Native American | 28 | 0.15% |
| Asian | 77 | 0.41% |
| Other/Mixed | 678 | 3.59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 348 | 1.84% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,889 people, 6,143 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.

## Education

Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.
The Pike County School District serves Pike County. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3-5), one middle school (6-8), a ninth grade academy and one high school (10-12). Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Pike County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 10,864 | 86.57% | 1,648 | 13.13% | 37 | 0.29% |
| 2020 | 9,127 | 85.13% | 1,505 | 14.04% | 89 | 0.83% |
| 2016 | 7,278 | 83.03% | 1,240 | 14.15% | 248 | 2.83% |
| 2012 | 6,668 | 81.93% | 1,356 | 16.66% | 115 | 1.41% |
| 2008 | 6,547 | 79.64% | 1,575 | 19.16% | 99 | 1.20% |
| 2004 | 5,193 | 76.94% | 1,506 | 22.31% | 50 | 0.74% |
| 2000 | 3,358 | 68.74% | 1,413 | 28.93% | 114 | 2.33% |
| 1996 | 2,054 | 52.52% | 1,474 | 37.69% | 383 | 9.79% |
| 1992 | 1,822 | 44.40% | 1,651 | 40.23% | 631 | 15.38% |
| 1988 | 2,074 | 63.35% | 1,176 | 35.92% | 24 | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 1,855 | 60.66% | 1,203 | 39.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,271 | 41.08% | 1,755 | 56.72% | 68 | 2.20% |
| 1976 | 776 | 28.97% | 1,903 | 71.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 1,432 | 77.20% | 423 | 22.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 345 | 14.26% | 632 | 26.13% | 1,442 | 59.61% |
| 1964 | 1,064 | 52.94% | 946 | 47.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 255 | 19.88% | 1,028 | 80.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 210 | 16.44% | 1,067 | 83.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 286 | 18.64% | 1,248 | 81.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 72 | 15.25% | 256 | 54.24% | 144 | 30.51% |
| 1944 | 133 | 15.20% | 742 | 84.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 209 | 20.13% | 829 | 79.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 149 | 14.03% | 910 | 85.69% | 3 | 0.28% |
| 1932 | 33 | 3.10% | 1,021 | 95.96% | 10 | 0.94% |
| 1928 | 238 | 25.00% | 714 | 75.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 41 | 4.07% | 895 | 88.79% | 72 | 7.14% |
| 1920 | 280 | 17.98% | 1,277 | 82.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 65 | 6.94% | 766 | 81.75% | 106 | 11.31% |
| 1912 | 34 | 3.70% | 753 | 81.85% | 133 | 14.46% |