Gibson
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city in Glascock County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Glascock
- Named after
- William Gibson
- Total
- 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km )
- Land
- 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 348 ft (106 m)
- Density
- 615/sq mi (237.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-32748
- Gnis feature id
- 0331807
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gibson is a city and the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia, United States, and is home to the Glascock County Courthouse, a National Register of Historic Places listed site. The population was 663 at the 2010 census, and 630 in 2020.
Gibson's name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a former Confederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County's first public building, the courthouse.
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