About
Located in coastal southeast Georgia and filled with pine trees, Hinesville is a fairly stereotypical military town, featuring a historic downtown and a mix of pawn shops and strip malls. Working hard to shed that image, the city of Hinesville recently cut the ribbon on Oglethorpe Square, a shopping complex that has been a long-time coming and is home to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx, Longhorn’s Steakhouse, Panda Express, Chick Fil-A, and Starbucks, just to name a few. Before Oglethorpe, major shopping was done in Savannah, which is over an hour away.
Hinesville became a city in the early 1900s but its population waxed and waned along with Camp Stewart’s from 1945 to 1960. When the camp was redesignated as Fort Stewart, the city of Hinesville breathed a sigh of relief and began to see a steady increase in population. Hinesville now has 33,000 residents, and Fort Stewart is the town’s primary source of employment.
Neighbors
This is a predominantly military town, your neighbors will most likely be your office mates or someone down the hall. This lends itself to Hinesville having a more transient population that follows the PCS cycle.
Neighborhood Feel
Perception is everything here in Hinesville. Resources are slim and revitalization efforts are slow to take place, but the city is evolving. Just look at Oglethorpe Square!
