Coffee County, Georgia

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Coffee County
County
Coffee County Courthouse2012.jpg
Coffee County Courthouse in Douglas
Map of Georgia highlighting Coffee County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°33′N82°51′W / 31.55°N 82.85°W / 31.55; -82.85
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedFebruary 9, 1854;170 years ago (1854)
Named for John E. Coffee
Seat Douglas
Largest cityDouglas
Area
 • Total
603 sq mi (1,560 km2)
 • Land575 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Water28 sq mi (70 km2)  4.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
43,092
 • Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website coffeecountygov.com

Coffee County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,092, [1] up from 42,356 at the 2010 census. [2] The county seat is Douglas. [3]

Contents

Coffee County comprises the Douglas, Georgia micropolitan statistical area.

History

Coffee County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 9, 1854, from portions of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. These lands were originally ceded by the Creek in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in (1814) and the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818) and apportioned to the above counties before becoming Coffee County.

Berrien (1856), Jeff Davis (1905), and Atkinson (1917) counties were subsequently formed from sections of Coffee County.

The county is named for General John E. Coffee, a state legislator and a U.S. representative. [4] [5]

Coffee County Correctional Facility is located in Nicholls, Georgia. It is privately owned and operated by CoreCivic, the largest prison company in the nation.

Many of the early settlers of what is now Coffee County are buried in historic cemeteries across the region, including the cemetery at Lone Hill United Methodist Church—located at 6833 Broxton-West Green Highway, some 10 miles northeast of Douglas. The church and its cemetery date to the 1840s, with the earliest marked grave dated 1848. A majestic Eastern Redcedar has graced the cemetery for generations and is recognized as the nation's largest of this species through American Forests’ Champion Trees program. (see: [6] ) In July 2018 the tree was recognized as 2018's Great American Tree by American Grove. (See: [7] ) Having been nominated by Mark McClellan of the Georgia Forestry Commission, the tree has been featured in such publications as the Smithsonian Magazine and Janisse Ray's Wild Card Quilt. The circumference of the tree exceeds 20 feet.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 603 square miles (1,560 km2), of which 575 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (4.6%) is water. [8]

The vast majority of Coffee County is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. The northern corner of the county, well north of Broxton, an area bisected by State Route 107, is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very southwestern corner of Coffee County, northeast of Alapaha, is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. [9]

Highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 2,879—
1870 3,19210.9%
1880 5,07058.8%
1890 10,483106.8%
1900 16,16954.2%
1910 21,95335.8%
1920 18,653−15.0%
1930 19,7395.8%
1940 21,5419.1%
1950 23,96111.2%
1960 21,953−8.4%
1970 22,8284.0%
1980 26,89417.8%
1990 29,59210.0%
2000 37,41326.4%
2010 42,35613.2%
2020 43,0921.7%
2023 (est.)43,317 [10] 0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
1790-1880 [12] 1890-1910 [13]
1920-1930 [14] 1930-1940 [15]
1940-1950 [16] 1960-1980 [17]
1980-2000 [18] 2010 [2] 2020 [1]
Coffee County racial composition as of 2020 [19]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 24,15856.06%
Black or African American 11,87227.55%
Native American 620.14%
Asian 2990.69%
Pacific Islander 140.03%
Other/Mixed 1,2572.92%
Hispanic or Latino 5,43012.6%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 43,092 people, 14,438 households, and 9,913 families residing in the county.

Education

Douglas is home to South Georgia State College, the oldest two-year institution under the University System of Georgia.

Politics

Like most of the Solid South, Coffee County voted with the Democrats until 1964, when Republican Barry Goldwater carried the county as well as the state. Democrat Jimmy Carter, who came from Georgia, carried the county twice. No Democrat has carried the county since then. Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to get over forty percent of the county's vote, in 1996. His two bids for president are the only times since Carter that a Democrat has kept the margin within single digits, and Michael Dukakis is the only other Democrat since Carter to garner 40 percent of the county's vote.

United States presidential election results for Coffee County, Georgia [20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 11,38872.47%4,29527.33%320.20%
2020 10,57869.53%4,51129.65%1250.82%
2016 9,58868.50%4,09429.25%3162.26%
2012 9,24863.89%5,05734.94%1691.17%
2008 8,87264.49%4,81134.97%750.55%
2004 8,30667.35%3,97932.26%480.39%
2000 5,75661.04%3,59338.10%810.86%
1996 3,93448.72%3,40742.19%7349.09%
1992 3,77845.31%3,27539.27%1,28615.42%
1988 4,01958.91%2,77740.71%260.38%
1984 4,20061.47%2,63338.53%00.00%
1980 2,49937.74%4,03860.99%841.27%
1976 1,41723.55%4,60176.45%00.00%
1972 3,93486.63%60713.37%00.00%
1968 1,24119.52%1,33120.94%3,78559.54%
1964 4,39261.76%2,71938.24%00.00%
1960 98722.62%3,37677.38%00.00%
1956 57415.21%3,19984.79%00.00%
1952 1,07824.67%3,29275.33%00.00%
1948 3097.46%3,16876.45%66716.10%
1944 36618.38%1,62581.62%00.00%
1940 1287.56%1,56192.15%50.30%
1936 1166.38%1,70293.57%10.05%
1932 291.70%1,65297.06%211.23%
1928 59133.45%1,17666.55%00.00%
1924 629.54%51078.46%7812.00%
1920 23035.06%42664.94%00.00%
1916 1205.36%2,09193.35%291.29%
1912 282.78%89588.79%858.43%

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References

  1. 1 2 "QuickFacts - Coffee County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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