Girard, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 227. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (+3.1% change)
Males: 113 (49.8%), Females: 114 (50.2%)
Burke County
Zip code: 30426
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $22,857
Median house value: $33,800
Population by Race
Races in Girard:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.8%)
- Black (41.4%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
Ancestries: United States (39.6%), Subsaharan African (4.8%), Irish (3.5%).
Elevation: 241 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Girard
- High school or higher: 63.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 0.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Girard town
- Never married: 42.6%
- Now married: 41.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 4.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+16.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Girard:
- BURKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WAYNESBORO, GA)
- SCREVEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SYLVANIA, GA)
- JENKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MILLEN, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Girard:
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 28 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 74 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Girard:
- MILLEN (about 20 miles; MILLEN, GA; Abbreviation: 2J5)
- BURKE COUNTY (about 20 miles; WAYNESBORO, GA; Abbreviation: BXG)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 27 miles; BARNWELL, SC; Abbreviation: BNL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Girard:
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 37 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)