Hancock County, Georgia

Hancock County is a county in Georgia. The population of the county is 9,429.
Hancock County 	Georgia
Founded 	December 17, 1793
Named for 	John Hancock
County seat 	Sparta
Population 	9,429
Habitat 	Forest
Cong. District 	10th
County Guildmaster	Urick Sullivan
Time Zone 	Eastern (UTC -5/-4)
== Major roads ==
Georgia State Route 15
Georgia State Route 16
Georgia State Route 22
Georgia State Route 77
Georgia State Route 248
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Glascock County and Warren County (east)
Greene County and Taliaferro County (north)
Washington County (south)
Baldwin County (southwest)
Putnam County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
77.42% Black or African American (7,300)
20.14% White (1,899)
2.44% Other (230)
27.3% (2,574) of Hancock County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hancock County has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.83 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Bulbasaur 	Forest 	1-31%
Ivysaur 	Forest 	1-16%
Venusaur 	Forest 	1%
Charmander 	Forest 	1-20%
Charmeleon 	Forest 	1-10%
Caterpie 	Forest 	1-70%
Metapod 	Forest 	1-65%
Butterfree 	Forest 	1-60%
Weedle 	Forest 	1-62%
Kakuna 	Forest 	1-57%
Beedrill 	Forest 	1-52%
Rattata 	Forest 	1-31%
Raticate 	Forest 	1-16%
Ekans 	Forest 	1-33%
Arbok 	Forest 	1-14%
Pikachu 	Forest 	1-46%
Raichu 	Forest 	1-31%
Sandshrew 	Forest 	1-30%
Sandslash 	Forest 	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Forest 	1-28%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Forest 	1-13%
Vulpix 	Forest 	1-19%
Ninetales 	Forest 	1-4%
Oddish 	Forest 	1-22%
Gloom 	Forest 	1-10%
Venonat 	Forest 	1-56%
Venomoth 	Forest 	1-41%
Psyduck 	Forest (Fishing)	1-20%
Poliwag 	Forest (Fishing)	1-30%
Poliwhirl 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Poliwrath 	Forest (Fishing)	1%
Bellsprout 	Forest 	1-3%
Electabuzz 	Forest 	1-19%
Magikarp 	Forest (Fishing)	1-70%
Eevee 	Forest 	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Vaporeon 	Forest (Fishing)	1-10%
Jolteon 	Forest 	1-15%
Flareon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dratini 	Forest 	1-25%
Dragonair 	Forest 	1-12%
Chikorita 	Forest 	1-30%
Bayleef 	Forest 	1-15%
Cyndaquil 	Forest 	1-35%
Quilava 	Forest 	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Forest 	1-3%
Totodile 	Forest 	1-2%
Sentret 	Forest 	1-48%
Furret 	Forest 	1-31%
Ledyba 	Forest 	1-51%
Ledian 	Forest 	1-34%
Spinarak 	Forest 	1-37%
Ariados 	Forest 	1-18%
Pichu 	Forest 	1-39%
Mareep 	Forest 	1-42%
Flaaffy 	Forest 	1-32%
Ampharos 	Forest 	1-19%
Marill 	Forest 	1-36%
Azumarill 	Forest 	1-22%
Hoppip 	Forest 	1-52%
Skiploom 	Forest 	1-39%
Jumpluff 	Forest 	1-25%
Sunkern 	Forest 	1-30%
Sunflora 	Forest 	1-15%
Politoed 	Forest (Fishing)	1%
Wooper 	Forest (Fishing)	1-37%
Quagsire 	Forest (Fishing)	1-22%
Espeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Umbreon 	Forest 	1-5%
Heracross 	Forest 	1-30%
Stantler 	Forest 	1-30%
Elekid 	Forest 	1-43%
Treecko 	Forest 	1-30%
Grovyle 	Forest 	1-15%
Sceptile 	Forest 	1%
Mudkip 	Forest 	1-35%
Marshtomp 	Forest 	1-20%
Swampert 	Forest 	1-4%
Zigzagoon 	Forest 	1-50%
Linoone 	Forest 	1-35%
Wurmple 	Forest 	1-75%
Silcoon/Cascoon 	Forest 	1-69%
Beautifly/Dustox 	Forest 	1-63%
Ralts 	Forest 	1-40%
Kirlia 	Forest 	1-25%
Gardevoir 	Forest 	1-10%
Shroomish 	Forest 	1-38%
Breloom 	Forest 	1-19%
Azurill 	Forest 	1-29%
Electrike 	Forest 	1-47%
Manectric 	Forest 	1-32%
Minun/Plusle 	Forest 	1-45%
Zangoose 	Forest 	1-30%
Seviper 	Forest 	1-22%
Turtwig 	Forest 	1-25%
Grotle 	Forest 	1-10%
Chimchar 	Forest 	1-20%
Monferno 	Forest 	1-10%
Kricketot 	Forest 	1-60%
Kricketune 	Forest 	1-47%
Shinx 	Forest 	1-49%
Luxio 	Forest 	1-36%
Luxray 	Forest 	1-21%
Pachirisu 	Forest 	1-45%
Buizel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-36%
Floatzel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-17%
Riolu 	Forest 	1-23%
Lucario 	Forest 	1-8%
Leafeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Glaceon 	Forest 	1-5%
Gallade 	Forest 	1-10%
Snivy 	Forest 	1-40%
Servine 	Forest 	1-27%
Serperior 	Forest 	1-14%
Tepig 	Forest 	1-20%
Pignite 	Forest 	1-10%
Tympole 	Forest (Fishing)	1-55%
Palpitoad 	Forest 	1-27%
Palpitoad 	Forest (Fishing)	1-37%
Seismitoad 	Forest 	1-2%
Sewaddle 	Forest 	1-73%
Swadloon 	Forest 	1-55%
Leavanny 	Forest 	1-35%
Venipede 	Forest 	1-40%
Whirlipede 	Forest 	1-25%
Scolipede 	Forest 	1%
Minccino 	Forest 	1-47%
Cinccino 	Forest 	1-32%
Zorua 	Forest 	1-24%
Zoroark 	Forest 	1-10%
Deerling 	Forest 	1-67%
Sawsbuck 	Forest 	1-47%
Emolga 	Forest 	1-45%
Joltik 	Forest 	1-23%
Galvantula 	Forest 	1-8%
Chespin 	Forest 	1-26%
Quilladin 	Forest 	1-11%
Fennekin 	Forest 	1-20%
Braixen 	Forest 	1-10%
Scatterbug 	Forest 	1-83%
Spewpa 	Forest 	1-78%
Vivillon 	Forest 	1-70%
Helioptile 	Forest 	1-47%
Heliolisk 	Forest 	1-32%
Sylveon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dedenne 	Forest 	1-44%
Rowlet 	Forest 	1-30%
Dartrix 	Forest 	1-15%
Yungoos 	Forest 	1-25%
Gumshoos 	Forest 	1-10%
Bounsweet 	Forest 	1-30%
Steenee 	Forest 	1-15%
Tsareena 	Forest 	1%
Togedemaru 	Forest 	1-49%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Sparta - 1,400
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Carrs Station
Culverton
Devereux
Linton
Mayfield
Powelton
Shoulderbone
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	46 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	0 inches
Average yearly sunny days	218
Severe storm risk 	9 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	7 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Hancock has the highest percentage of black residents of all Georgia counties.
* Hancock County has arguably been the most consistent Democratic county in the entire nation since the Civil War. It has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1852 except that of 1972, when George McGovern lost every county in Georgia – and even then it was easily McGovern's best county in the state and he lost by only 93 votes. Apart from Richard Nixon in that election, Barry Goldwater is the only Republican since at least 1912 to reach 30 percent of the county's vote, and Goldwater did so when the enfranchisement of the county's African-American majority was highly incomplete and the white minority's traditional Democratic loyalties were being broken. In 1980 it was Georgia "favorite son" Jimmy Carter's second best county in the nation, whilst in 1984 Walter Mondale, who went within 3,819 votes of losing all fifty states, won over 76.6 percent of Hancock County ballots to make it his fourth-best county outside the District of Columbia.
* Unusually for such a plantation-dominated society, the county's representatives at the Georgia Secession Convention, overwhelmingly white and Democratic, voted against secession in 1861.
* Hancock County's economy is mostly in health care and social assistance, educational services and in retail. Agriculture isn't big here like it is in a lot of other rural counties in middle and southern Georgia.
* The Hancock County Electric Mills are located in Sparta.
* Sparta was recently rated the most depressing town in Georgia by an anonymous survey.
Category:Georgia Counties