Glascock County, Georgia History and Towns, Hamlets and Villages Glascock County was created from Warren county in 1858 and was named from Gen. Thomas Glascock, representative in Congress from Georgia from 1835 to 1839.  It is situated in the eastern part of the state and is bounded on the northeast and northwest by Warren county, on the southeast by Jefferson and on the southwest by Washington.  The Ogeechee river runs along the southeastern boundary and several tributaries of this river cross the county.  All these streams are well supplied with fish.  With good culture the land will produce abundant crops of cotton, corn, wheat, oats, field and ground peas and sugar cane.  The timbers are walnut, oak, pine, chestnut, hickory, maple and gum.  The population, according to the census of 1900 was 4,516, a gain of 796 since 1890.  Gibson the county seat is situated on the Augusta Southern railway, which brings the county into close touch with Augusta, the principal city of that section. (Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. VOL III Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Marilyn Clore) Glasscock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 1,406. Its county seat is Garden City. It is named for George Washington Glasscock, an early settler of the Austin, Texas, area, and surveyed by W. D. Twichell. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 901 square miles (2,333.6² km), virtually all of which is land. The Spraberry Trend, the third-largest oil field in the United States by remaining reserves, underlies much of the county As of the census of 2000, there were 1,406 people, 483 households, and 355 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 660 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.52% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 19.13% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. 29.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 483 households out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were married couples living together, 2.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.51. In the county, the population was spread out with 33.50% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,655, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,279. 14.70% of the population and 11.50% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.50% are under the age of 18 and 4.10% are 65 or older. Politics In the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, Glasscock County was the most strongly Republican county in the United States, giving 93.1% of its votes to Republican candidate George W. Bush This pro-Republican trend is reflected in party membership. During the 2008 Presidential primary in Texas, 19 voters from Glasscock County cast ballots in the Democratic race, while over 400 cast ballots in the Republican race. Communities Garden City St. Lawrence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Towns, Hamlets and Villages Gibson, the county seat of Glascock county is on the Augusta Southern railway, which connects Sandersville with Augusta.  It is a town of 293 inhabitants, has a court house, express and telegraph offices, a money order post office with rural free delivery and a few stores, with a good local trade.  There are schools of the public school system and churches of the Methodist and Baptist faith. (Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. VOL III Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Marilyn Clore) Mitchell, a town in Glascock county, was incorporated by act of the legislature on Dec. 17, 1896. It is located on the Augusta Southern railroad, five miles west of Gibson, and in 1900 reported a population of 246. It has a money order postoffice, with rural free delivery, express and telegraph offices, some good stores, small factories, schools, churches, etc., and does considerable shipping. [Source: Georgia Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons,  Vol 2, Publ 1906. Transcribed by Tracy McAllister]   ©Genealogy Trails