Brantley County, Georgia

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Brantley County
County
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Brantley County Courthouse in Nahunta
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
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;104 years ago (1920)
Named for 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 statistical 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. [7] 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). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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. [13] 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. [14]

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%
2023 (est.)18,401 [15] 2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [16]
1790-1880 [17] 1890-1910 [18]
1920-1930 [19] 1930-1940 [20]
1940-1950 [21] 1960-1980 [22]
1980-2000 [23] 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 [24] Pop 2010 [25] Pop 2020 [26] % 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%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,021 people, 6,823 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county.

Education

Politics

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

Brantley County is a Republican stronghold. 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.

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/ [ bare URL ]
  2. ↑ "Brantley County, Georgia - History".
  3. ↑ "Brantley County".
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  8. ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Brantley_County%2C_a_sketch_of_the_life_of_the_late_Benjamin_Daniel_Brantley_for_whom_the_proposed_county_is_named_%28IA_brantleycountysk00jack%29.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  9. ↑ https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/ [ bare URL ]
  10. ↑ "BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA - HISTORY". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Brantley County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  13. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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  24. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  25. ↑ "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.
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