Brantley County, Georgia

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Brantley County, Georgia
County
Brantley County Courthouse, Nahunta, GA, USA.jpg
Brantley County Courthouse in Nahunta
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Map of Georgia highlighting Brantley County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°12′N81°59′W / 31.2°N 81.98°W / 31.2; -81.98
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
Founded1920;105 years ago (1920)
Named after Benjamin Daniel Brantley [1] [2] [3] or William Gordon Brantley [4]
Seat Nahunta
Largest cityNahunta
Area
 • Total
447 sq mi (1,160 km2)
 • Land442 sq mi (1,140 km2)
 • Water4.8 sq mi (12 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,021
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website brantleycounty-ga.gov

Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021. [5] The county seat is Nahunta. [6] Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan area.

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History

Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of three earlier surrounding Georgia counties: Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties. [4] Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. Representative (congressman) William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a well-known local merchant and Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War (1861–1865). [7] [1] [8] [9] [4] [ excessive citations ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 447 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 442 square miles (1,140 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (1.1%) is water. [10] The Satilla River runs through Brantley County.

The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin. [11]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 6,895—
1940 6,871−0.3%
1950 6,387−7.0%
1960 5,891−7.8%
1970 5,9400.8%
1980 8,70146.5%
1990 11,07727.3%
2000 14,62932.1%
2010 18,41125.9%
2020 18,021−2.1%
2024 (est.)18,795 [12] 4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [13]
1790-1880 [14] 1890-1910 [15]
1920-1930 [16] 1930-1940 [17]
1940-1950 [18] 1960-1980 [19]
1980-2000 [20] 2010 [5]
Brantley County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [21] Pop 2010 [22] Pop 2020 [23] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)13,71217,19816,31793.73%93.41%90.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)5795315623.96%2.88%3.12%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2056450.14%0.30%0.25%
Asian alone (NH)1337420.09%0.20%0.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1230.01%0.01%0.02%
Other race alone (NH)310340.02%0.05%0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1492346921.02%1.27%3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1523433261.04%1.86%1.81%
Total14,62918,41118,021100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,021. Of the residents, 24.0% were under the age of 18 and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males. 0.7% of residents lived in urban areas and 99.3% lived in rural areas. [24] [25] [26]

There were 6,915 households and 4,578 families residing in the county; 32.4% of the households had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [25]

There were 8,143 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 78.9% were owner-occupied and 21.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. [25]

Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Brantley County, Georgia [27]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
1924 93.23%23885.30%3211.47%
1928 17250.89%16649.11%00.00%
1932 223.07%69396.65%20.28%
1936 406.99%52792.13%50.87%
1940 676.50%96093.20%30.29%
1944 12418.67%54081.33%00.00%
1948 7910.31%46360.44%22429.24%
1952 27620.32%1,08279.68%00.00%
1956 22815.88%1,20884.12%00.00%
1960 34420.51%1,33379.49%00.00%
1964 1,23157.52%90942.48%00.00%
1968 23710.47%31714.01%1,70975.52%
1972 1,58782.44%33817.56%00.00%
1976 35813.50%2,29486.50%00.00%
1980 88229.63%2,06669.40%290.97%
1984 1,67952.53%1,51747.47%00.00%
1988 1,53951.18%1,45048.22%180.60%
1992 1,54136.06%1,88344.06%85019.89%
1996 1,73847.83%1,49441.11%40211.06%
2000 3,11868.29%1,37230.05%761.66%
2004 4,33377.02%1,25822.36%350.62%
2008 5,08080.79%1,11917.80%891.42%
2012 4,96482.46%93915.60%1171.94%
2016 5,56788.35%6199.82%1151.83%
2020 6,99390.24%7009.03%560.72%
2024 7,74491.11%7368.66%200.24%

As of the 2020s, Brantley County is a Republican stronghold, voting 91% for Donald Trump in 2024. The last Democrat to carry the county was Bill Clinton in 1992, and it has swung hard to the right in the following elections. In 2020, Donald Trump carried the county with 90.2% of the vote, the most out of any county in Georgia.

For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Brantley County is part of Georgia's 1st congressional district, currently represented by Buddy Carter. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Brantley County is part of District 3. [28] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Brantley County is part of District 174. [29]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Brantley Counties History – Brantley County Georgia". brantleycounty-ga.gov. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Brantley County, Georgia - History".
  3. ↑ "Brantley County".
  4. 1 2 3 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ Brantley County, a sketch of the life of the late Benjamin Daniel Brantley for whom the proposed county is named (PDF). Savannah, Georgia: Savannah Morning News. August 15, 1920.
  8. ↑ "BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA - HISTORY". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Brantley County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1880.
  15. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1910.
  16. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930.
  17. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  18. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1950.
  19. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  20. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
  21. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  22. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  23. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  24. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  27. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

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