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Hephzibah, Georgia
Hephzibah, Georgia
City
	Location in Richmond County and the state of Georgia
	Hephzibah Location within the state of Georgia Hephzibah Hephzibah (the United States)
	Coordinates: 33°18′15″N 82°5′53″W / 33.30417°N 82.09806°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Richmond
Area
• Total	19.56 sq mi (50.65 km2)
• Land	19.49 sq mi (50.47 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,830
• Density	196.54/sq mi (75.89/km2)
ZIP code	30815
FIPS code	13-38040

Hephzibah (/ˈhɛpzɪbə/) is a city in southern Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 4,011 at the 2010 census,^[2] and 3,830 in 2020. Hephzibah is a poetic name used in the Book of Isaiah (62:4) to refer to Jerusalem, meaning "My delight is in Her."

History

Hephzibah was originally named Brothersville, in honor of three brothers who settled near one another. In October 1860, a Baptist seminary was established in Brothersville by a group of Appling residents.^{[citation needed]} They established the Hephzibah Baptist Church in 1862. The prominence of these new religious institutions in the area swayed the state of Georgia to rename the town Hephzibah in 1870.^[3] In 1909, Walter A. Clark published a book of local history, named A Lost Arcadia - The Story of My Old Community, detailing the earliest days of Hephzibah.^[4]

In 1996 the governments of the city of Augusta and Richmond County combined to form a consolidated government. The residents of Hephzibah and nearby Blythe voted to maintain their separate city governments prior to this action. Some municipal services in Hephzibah are provided by the consolidated Augusta-Richmond County, while water, fire, and police services are maintained by the city.

Geography

Hephzibah is located at 33°18′15″N 82°5′53″W / 33.30417°N 82.09806°W / 33.30417; -82.09806 (33.304126, -82.097923).^[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.4 square miles (50.2 km²), of which 0.07 square miles (0.17 km²), or 0.34%, is water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	541	—
1910	656	21.3%
1920	650	−0.9%
1930	646	−0.6%
1940	516	−20.1%
1950	525	1.7%
1960	676	28.8%
1970	987	46.0%
1980	1,452	47.1%
1990	2,466	69.8%
2000	3,880	57.3%
2010	4,011	3.4%
2020	3,830	−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

Hephzibah racial composition as of 2020^[8]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,168	56.61%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,319	34.44%
Native American	23	0.6%
Asian	9	0.23%
Pacific Islander	5	0.13%
Other/Mixed	190	4.96%
Hispanic or Latino	116	3.03%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,830 people, 1,424 households, and 1,022 families residing in the city.

Education

Richmond County School System, which covers all of Richmond County,^[9] operates public schools, including Hephzibah Elementary School,^[10] McBean Elementary, Hephzibah Middle School, Pine Hill Middle School, and Hephzibah High School.

There is also a charter school, Georgia School of Innovation and the Classics (GSIC).^[11]

Highways

US 25 / SR 121
SR 88

Notable people

This list includes people who were born in Hephzibah or who spent a significant amount of time living in the town.

Name	Date of Birth	Notes	References
Darrell Blocker, nicknamed "The Spy Whisperer"		CIA agent	^[12]
Wendell Chavous	1985	NASCAR driver
John Wesley Gilbert	1863	First student and black professor of Paine College, one of the first black American archaeologists	^[13]
George Kitchens	1983	Track and field athlete
Arthur Marshall	1969	former NFL wide receiver.
Marlon Riggs	1957	Filmmaker and educator	^[14]
Vaughn Taylor	1976	PGA Tour golfer	^[15]
Itoro Umoh-Coleman	1977	WNBA basketball player and Clemson assistant coach
Ben Chestnut	1973/1974	Founder and CEO of Mailchimp	^[16]