Place:Houston, Georgia, United States

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NameHouston
Alt namesHoustonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates32.433°N 83.65°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1821 - )
See alsoMacon, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Peach, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bonaire
Centerville
Claud
Clinchfield
Elberta
Elko
Grovania
Grove Park
Hayneville
Henderson
Houston Lake
Kathleen
Klondike
Lashley
Meadowdale
Moss Oak
Neal
Oak Knolls
Pabst
Perry
Sand Bed
Warner Robins
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Houston County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The estimated 2019 population is 157,863. Its county seat is Perry; the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population.

The county was created on May 15, 1821, along with 4 other counties in the state, and later reduced in size with the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pike, Macon, and Peach counties. It was named after Georgia governor John Houstoun, with the spelling being a common 19th-century variation that later evolved to "Houston". The pronunciation, however, remains to this day "howston." The geographic center of the county was given the name Wattsville, which was later changed to Perry.[1]

Houston County is included in the Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is included in the Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley Combined Statistical Area. Flat Creek Public Fishing Area is in Houston County, south west of Perry.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1821 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 7,369
1840 9,711
1850 16,450
1860 15,611
1870 20,406
1880 22,414
1890 21,613
1900 22,641
1910 23,609
1920 21,964
1930 11,280
1940 11,303
1950 20,964
1960 39,154
1970 62,924
1980 77,605
1990 89,208
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Houston County, Georgia, United States

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External links

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