Hardwick, Baldwin County, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°3′9″N 83°14′14″W / 33.05250°N 83.23722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Baldwin |
Area | |
• Total | 4.9 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
• Land | 4.9 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,930 |
• Density | 808/sq mi (311.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 478 |
FIPS code | 13-51394 [1] |
Hardwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,513 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 5,135 in 2000, at which time it was listed as Midway-Hardwick. It is laid out around Central State Hospital. It is part of the Milledgeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The zip code for Hardwick is 31034. Hardwick was home to Oglethorpe University during the 19th century.
Hardwick is located at 33°3′9″N 83°14′14″W / 33.05250°N 83.23722°W (33.052571, -83.237130). [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.20%, is water. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1950 | 14,774 | — | |
1960 | 16,909 | 14.5% | |
1970 | 14,047 | −16.9% | |
1980 | 8,977 | −36.1% | |
1990 | 4,910 | −45.3% | |
2000 | 5,135 | 4.6% | |
2010 | 3,930 | −23.5% | |
2020 | 3,513 | −10.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[5] 1850-1870 [6] 1870-1880 [7] 1890-1910 [8] 1920-1930 [9] 1940 [10] 1950 [11] 1960 [12] 1970 [13] 1980 [14] 1990 [15] 2000 [16] 2010 [17] 2020 [18] |
Hardwick, then known as Midway-Hardwick, was first listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. Census [11] and redesignated a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census. [14] It was renamed Hardwick CDP in the 2010 U.S. Census. [17] [16]
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 [19] | Pop 2010 [17] | Pop 2020 [18] | % 2000 | % 2010 | 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,274 | 821 | 774 | 24.81% | 20.89% | 22.03% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,713 | 2,987 | 2,542 | 72.31% | 76.01% | 72.36% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0.41% | 0.10% | 0.06% |
Asian alone (NH) | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0.64% | 0.31% | 0.23% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0.21% | 0.03% | 0.46% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 53 | 51 | 89 | 1.03% | 1.30% | 2.53% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 30 | 53 | 81 | 0.58% | 1.35% | 2.31% |
Total | 5,135 | 3,930 | 3,513 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,513 people, 1,401 households, and 648 families residing in the CDP.
Baldwin State Prison (previously Georgia Women's Correctional Institution) of the Georgia Department of Corrections is located in Milledgeville, near Hardwick. [20] [21] [22]