Middle Georgia 20th Century Demographic Trends

1. Middle Georgia 20th Century Demographic Trends Tony Turner GIS 3100

2. Problem statement The purpose is to examine demographic trends in Baldwin and surrounding counties.

3. Data Data was gathered utilizing information retrieved from georgiastats.uga.edu as well as arcview data.

4. Methodology Data was manipulated to show population trends in ten year, fifty year, and one hundred year increments. The goal is to show how certain counties dominated in population growth while others decreased. Chart tool used to show visually the population trends of all counties. Arcview map of central Georgia counties used to show area represented in the study. Pie graph tool and 3-D bar graph tool were used to show evidence of the dominance of Washington county at the turn of the 20th century and the dominance of Baldwin county at the 21st. Historical facts are included to better understand why demographics have changed dramatically over the past century.

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8. Results 2010 population

9. Dominance Shift

10. Dominance Shift

11. Summary It is evident that Baldwin county�s population has steadily increased throughout the last century Reasons include the rural to urban exodus, the Great Depression, industry, institution growth, as well as geographic location. Farming and agriculture comprised many jobs in the early 20th century which validates large rural populations Industry, and institutions created more jobs in Baldwin county as the century concluded. Evidence shows that people migrate to different locations for varied reasons, for jobs, services, better living conditions, etc.