Glennville

• Official Name — Glennville, Georgia • Settlement Type — City Downtown Glennville, GA • Blank Emblem Type — Wordmark • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Georgia • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Tattnall • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Bernie Weaver • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 18.47 • Area Land Km2 — 18.26 • Area Water Km2 — 0.21 • Area Total Sq Mi — 7.13 • Area Land Sq Mi — 7.05 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.08 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 3834 • Population Density Km2 — 210.01 • Population Density Sq Mi — 543.91 • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 52 • Elevation Ft — 171 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 30427 • Area Code — 912 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 13-33336 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 0331820 • Website — https: glennvillega.gov/

Glennville lies within the coastal plain of Georgia, surrounded by farmland and forest. The Altamaha River is 10 miles to the southwest. Less than 2 miles to the east of Glennville, Beards Creek forms the border with Long County; just east of the creek is the edge of Fort Stewart. The nearest major city is Savannah, approximately 50 miles east of Glennville. Baxley, Georgia, is 29 miles southwest of Glennville. According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2020 the city had a total area of 7.13 sqmi, of which 7.05 sqmi was land and 0.08 sqmi was water.

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As of the 2020 census, Glennville had a population of 3,834. The median age was 38.0 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,523 households in Glennville, including 1,071 families. Of all households, 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 34.3% were married-couple households, 19.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,784 housing units, of which 14.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. Glennville racial composition as of 2020 • Race — Num. — Perc. • White (non-Hispanic) — 2,037 — 53.13% • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) — 1,318 — 34.38% • Native American — 8 — 0.21% • Asian — 57 — 1.49% • Pacific Islander — 3 — 0.08% • Other/Mixed — 127 — 3.31% • Hispanic or Latino — 284 — 7.41%

The Georgia Department of Corrections provides jobs for hundreds of people within Tattnall County and surrounding counties. Smith State Prison, a close-security facility, is located 2 miles north of Glennville. The facility can house 1000+ inmates at any given time. The city is known for farming crickets to use as animal feed, as well as for pecans.

The Journal Sentinel of Tattnall County, with offices in the county seat of Reidsville as well as in Glennville, has been published since 1879.

Glennville is the principal setting of Eternal Fire, a novel by Georgia-born author Calder Willingham.

• Beards Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 5 miles northeast of town, was established in 1804. • The Glennwanis Hotel, located in downtown Glennville, was built in 1926. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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