Appling County, Georgia

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Appling County
County
Appling County Courthouse, Baxley, GA, US.jpg
Appling County Courthouse in Baxley
Map of Georgia highlighting Appling County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°45′N82°17′W / 31.75°N 82.29°W / 31.75; -82.29
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 15, 1818;206 years ago (1818)
Named for Daniel Appling
Seat Baxley
Largest cityBaxley
Area
 • Total
512 sq mi (1,330 km2)
 • Land507 sq mi (1,310 km2)
 • Water5.2 sq mi (13 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,444
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website www.baxley.org

Appling County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,444. [1] The county seat is Baxley. [2]

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History

Appling County is named for Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Appling, a soldier in the War of 1812. [3] Appling County, the 42nd county created in Georgia, was established by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1818. [4] The original county consisted of Creek lands ceded in the 1814 Treaty of Fort Jackson and the 1818 Treaty of the Creek Agency.

Throughout the 1920s, the population of Appling County increased as the county was included in land lotteries by the Georgia General Assembly in 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. Large proportions of settlers at this time included South Carolinians and others from Tattnall County, Georgia. [4]

On December 15, 1824, Ware County was formed by the Georgia General Assembly from roughly the southern half of Appling land districts 4, 5, and 6, and all of land districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. On December 24, 1825, Appling County land district 6 was added to Telfair County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. [5] This created an ambiguity of the border between Telfair County and Ware County that was later solved by additional legislation.

On December 8, 1828, Holmesville, Georgia was declared the county seat by the General Assembly, [6] following over ten years of disagreement by local judges. [4] Previously, court was held at residence of William Carter Jr. In 1836, the General Assembly appointed a seven-member commission to find a location for a more centrally located county seat than Holmesville, but were not able to come to a conclusion. The need for a more central county seat would remain a point of contention in county politics for several decades.

On December 18, 1857, the part of Appling County that was south of Lightsey's Ford on Big Creek downstream to the Little Satilla River was taken from Appling County for the creation of Pierce County. [7]

At the time of the 1850 United States Census, Appling County had a white population of 2,520, a slave population of 404, and 25 free people of color. By the 1860 United States Census, the county had a white population of 3,442, a slave population of 740, and 3 free people of color.

On August 27, 1872, eastern sections of Appling land districts 3 and 4 were added to Wayne County. [8] This area included Wayne County's current county seat Jesup, Georgia, which became the new county seat of Wayne County in 1873. Also in August 1872, the General Assembly called for an election in Appling County to vote on the removal of the county seat to a point along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. The residents voted for removal and the town of Baxley, Georgia was selected as the new county seat after the election. In February 1873, the General Assembly mistakenly passed a law giving county commissioners to sell the public lands in Holmesville so that the proceeds can go to the construction of a new courthouse in Holmesville. It amended the law a year later for the new courthouse location to read Baxley, as had originally been intended.

On August 18, 1905, Jeff Davis County was created from western portions of Appling County and eastern portions Coffee County. [9] On July 27, 1914, Bacon County was created from parts of Appling County, Pierce County, and Ware County. The remaining section of Appling County that had been located south of Little Satilla River became part of Bacon County. [10]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 512 square miles (1,330 km2), of which 507 square miles (1,310 km2) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km2) (1.0%) is water. [11]

The southern two-thirds of Appling County, south of a line from Graham to Baxley, then running due east from Baxley, is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin. The northern third of the county is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. [12]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Town

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820 1,264—
1830 1,46816.1%
1840 2,05239.8%
1850 2,94943.7%
1860 4,19042.1%
1870 5,08621.4%
1880 5,2763.7%
1890 8,67664.4%
1900 12,33642.2%
1910 12,318−0.1%
1920 10,594−14.0%
1930 13,31425.7%
1940 14,4978.9%
1950 14,003−3.4%
1960 13,246−5.4%
1970 12,726−3.9%
1980 15,56522.3%
1990 15,7441.2%
2000 17,41910.6%
2010 18,2364.7%
2020 18,4441.1%
2023 (est.)18,457 [13] 0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]
1790-1880 [15] 1890-1910 [16]
1920-1930 [17] 1930-1940 [18]
1940-1950 [19] 1960-1980 [20]
1980-2000 [21] 2010-2020 [1]
Appling County racial composition as of 2020 [22]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)12,67468.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,33918.1%
Native American 330.18%
Asian 1230.67%
Pacific Islander 10.01%
Other/Mixed 4492.43%
Hispanic or Latino 1,8259.89%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,444 people, 6,656 households, and 4,875 families residing in the county.

Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Appling County, Georgia [23]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 6,76181.13%1,56018.72%130.16%
2020 6,57078.31%1,78421.26%360.43%
2016 5,49478.35%1,43420.45%841.20%
2012 5,23373.78%1,75824.78%1021.44%
2008 5,08572.62%1,84626.36%711.01%
2004 4,49470.52%1,84829.00%310.49%
2000 3,94064.60%2,09334.32%661.08%
1996 2,57250.44%2,07040.60%4578.96%
1992 2,51441.71%2,45540.73%1,05817.55%
1988 3,00061.74%1,83737.81%220.45%
1984 2,92959.93%1,95840.07%00.00%
1980 1,96139.17%2,98559.62%611.22%
1976 96121.14%3,58578.86%00.00%
1972 2,75584.33%51215.67%00.00%
1968 79518.78%76017.95%2,67863.26%
1964 2,59762.44%1,56237.56%00.00%
1960 71726.65%1,97373.35%00.00%
1956 50622.74%1,71977.26%00.00%
1952 71324.65%2,17975.35%00.00%
1948 2899.01%2,26870.72%65020.27%
1944 38722.70%1,31877.30%00.00%
1940 31216.94%1,51482.19%160.87%
1936 1409.61%1,30989.84%80.55%
1932 649.62%60190.38%00.00%
1928 57958.25%41541.75%00.00%
1924 4417.12%21282.49%10.39%
1920 19638.51%31361.49%00.00%
1916 447.67%41371.95%11720.38%
1912 9015.03%36060.10%14924.87%

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