Clinch County, Georgia

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Clinch County
County
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Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville
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Seal
Map of Georgia highlighting Clinch County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°55′N82°42′W / 30.92°N 82.7°W / 30.92; -82.7
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1850;174 years ago (1850)
Named for Duncan Lamont Clinch
Seat Homerville
Largest cityHomerville
Area
 • Total
824 sq mi (2,130 km2)
 • Land800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,749
 • Density8.4/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website clinchcountyga.gov

Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749. [1] The county seat is Homerville. [2] The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch. [3]

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km2), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2) (2.9%) is water. [4] It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 637—
1860 3,063380.8%
1870 3,94528.8%
1880 4,1384.9%
1890 6,65260.8%
1900 8,73231.3%
1910 8,424−3.5%
1920 7,984−5.2%
1930 7,015−12.1%
1940 6,437−8.2%
1950 6,007−6.7%
1960 6,5459.0%
1970 6,405−2.1%
1980 6,6604.0%
1990 6,160−7.5%
2000 6,87811.7%
2010 6,798−1.2%
2020 6,749−0.7%
2023 (est.)6,746 [6] 0.0%
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] 2020 [16]
Clinch 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 [17] Pop 2010 [15] Pop 2020 [16] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)4,7134,5364,25668.52%66.73%63.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,0191,8761,95029.35%27.60%28.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2738300.39%0.56%0.44%
Asian alone (NH)813220.12%0.19%0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0470.00%0.06%0.10%
Other race alone (NH)316310.04%0.24%0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)54792000.79%1.16%2.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)542362530.79%3.47%3.75%
Total6,8786,7986,749100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.

Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Clinch County, Georgia [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 2,20175.69%70224.14%50.17%
2020 2,10573.55%74426.00%130.45%
2016 1,72770.09%68627.84%512.07%
2012 1,59864.57%85234.42%251.01%
2008 1,67862.10%98936.60%351.30%
2004 1,50166.18%75033.07%170.75%
2000 1,09156.56%81642.30%221.14%
1996 78940.42%97349.85%1909.73%
1992 79043.00%75941.32%28815.68%
1988 86358.91%59440.55%80.55%
1984 86257.97%62542.03%00.00%
1980 51327.52%1,32571.08%261.39%
1976 38321.31%1,41478.69%00.00%
1972 1,12782.50%23917.50%00.00%
1968 30417.08%33418.76%1,14264.16%
1964 1,08460.56%70639.44%00.00%
1960 39730.66%89869.34%00.00%
1956 51824.73%1,57775.27%00.00%
1952 35023.06%1,16876.94%00.00%
1948 1689.63%1,28373.57%29316.80%
1944 649.91%58290.09%00.00%
1940 635.67%1,04994.33%00.00%
1936 716.60%1,00293.21%20.19%
1932 112.32%46197.26%20.42%
1928 14316.63%71783.37%00.00%
1924 134.91%23588.68%176.42%
1920 7720.75%29479.25%00.00%
1916 81.84%37485.98%5312.18%
1912 92.65%28383.24%4814.12%

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 46. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  16. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

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