Candler County | |
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Coordinates: 32°24′N82°04′W / 32.4°N 82.07°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | 1914 |
Named for | Allen D. Candler |
Seat | Metter |
Largest city | Metter |
Area | |
• Total | 249 sq mi (640 km2) |
• Land | 243 sq mi (630 km2) |
• Water | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 2.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,981 |
• Density | 45/sq mi (17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Website | metter-candler |
Candler County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,981. [1] The county seat is Metter. [2] The county was founded in 1914 and named for Allen D. Candler, the 56th governor of Georgia. [3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 249 square miles (640 km2), of which 243 square miles (630 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (2.3%) is water. [4]
The majority of Candler County is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The western edge of the county, west of State Route 57, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 9,228 | — | |
1930 | 8,991 | −2.6% | |
1940 | 9,103 | 1.2% | |
1950 | 8,063 | −11.4% | |
1960 | 6,672 | −17.3% | |
1970 | 6,412 | −3.9% | |
1980 | 7,518 | 17.2% | |
1990 | 7,744 | 3.0% | |
2000 | 9,577 | 23.7% | |
2010 | 10,998 | 14.8% | |
2020 | 10,981 | −0.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 11,059 | [6] | 0.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790-1880 [8] 1890-1910 [9] 1920-1930 [10] 1930-1940 [11] 1940-1950 [12] 1960-1980 [13] 1980-2000 [14] 2010 [15] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 6,567 | 59.8% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,681 | 24.41% |
Native American | 19 | 0.17% |
Asian | 63 | 0.57% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 270 | 2.46% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,378 | 12.55% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,981 people, 4,013 households, and 2,775 families residing in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,133 | 70.71% | 1,269 | 28.64% | 29 | 0.65% |
2016 | 2,664 | 70.79% | 1,026 | 27.27% | 73 | 1.94% |
2012 | 2,344 | 66.38% | 1,157 | 32.77% | 30 | 0.85% |
2008 | 2,286 | 64.91% | 1,209 | 34.33% | 27 | 0.77% |
2004 | 2,048 | 64.91% | 1,096 | 34.74% | 11 | 0.35% |
2000 | 1,643 | 60.36% | 1,053 | 38.68% | 26 | 0.96% |
1996 | 1,131 | 45.22% | 1,097 | 43.86% | 273 | 10.92% |
1992 | 1,014 | 36.81% | 1,192 | 43.27% | 549 | 19.93% |
1988 | 1,261 | 58.82% | 877 | 40.90% | 6 | 0.28% |
1984 | 1,497 | 59.62% | 1,014 | 40.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 1,030 | 42.54% | 1,358 | 56.09% | 33 | 1.36% |
1976 | 646 | 31.76% | 1,388 | 68.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,427 | 85.71% | 238 | 14.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 552 | 19.98% | 587 | 21.25% | 1,624 | 58.78% |
1964 | 1,710 | 68.26% | 795 | 31.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 433 | 31.47% | 943 | 68.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 308 | 23.62% | 996 | 76.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 422 | 22.57% | 1,448 | 77.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 125 | 12.41% | 589 | 58.49% | 293 | 29.10% |
1944 | 138 | 17.45% | 653 | 82.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 63 | 7.75% | 748 | 92.00% | 2 | 0.25% |
1936 | 80 | 7.44% | 992 | 92.28% | 3 | 0.28% |
1932 | 13 | 2.65% | 476 | 97.14% | 1 | 0.20% |
1928 | 133 | 24.45% | 411 | 75.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 14 | 5.20% | 241 | 89.59% | 14 | 5.20% |
1920 | 68 | 9.18% | 673 | 90.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 28 | 5.96% | 442 | 94.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 104 | 18.81% | 443 | 80.11% | 6 | 1.08% |
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