Hephzibah, Georgia

Hephzibah is a city in Richmond County, Georgia. The population of the city is 4,011.
Hephzibah 	Georgia
Incorporated	1895
County 	Richmond
Population 	4,011
Elevation 	259 ft (79 m)
Mayor 	Tyler Austin
ZIP code 	30815
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
57.97% White (2,325)
35.70% Black or African American (1,432)
3.44% Hispanic or Latino (138)
2.89% Other (116)
18.4% (738) of Hephzibah residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hephzibah has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.31 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Richmond County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* After years of slow decline, the retail economy in Hephzibah has increased substantially since 2010. New businesses are an IGA grocery store, CrossFit gym, and a branch of the local chain restaurant Wife Saver, specializing in Southern food. The Wife Saver has since closed, but a new Dollar General was opened on Highway 88.
* The name was taken from the Bible, where Hephzibah is a poetic name used by the Prophet Isaiah to refer to the City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament. In The Old Covenant, Ancient Paleo-Hebrew language, which was spoken during the time of The Messiah, the name means "My delight is in Her."
* Hephzibah is mostly residential, and has little in the way of amenities to offer aside what's mentioned above. It has a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a few local businesses, Pointe South Golf Club, and not much else.
Category:Georgia Cities