Dougherty County, Georgia

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Dougherty County
County
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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°32′N84°13′W / 31.54°N 84.22°W / 31.54; -84.22
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1853;172 years ago (1853)
Named for Charles Dougherty
Seat Albany
Largest cityAlbany
Area
 • Total
335 sq mi (870 km2)
 • Land329 sq mi (850 km2)
 • Water5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  1.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
85,790
 • Density288/sq mi (111/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website www.dougherty.ga.us

Dougherty County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,790. [1] The county seat and sole incorporated city is Albany. [2]

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Dougherty County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area. Historically dominated by cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, it is part of the Black Belt of the South.

History

The county was created by the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1853, from a part of Baker County. [3] It was named after Charles Dougherty, [4] a respected judge and lawyer from Athens, Georgia. In 1854 and 1856 small areas were added from Worth County.

As noted above, the county was developed by European Americans using enslaved African Americans as workers for the production of cotton as a commodity crop. Its county seat of Albany, Georgia is located on the Flint River, which was originally the chief means of transportation for shipped products. Albany was later served by seven railroad lines, adding to its significance as a market center. The city was a center of the Civil Rights Movement, particularly during the early 1960s.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 335 square miles (870 km2), of which 329 square miles (850 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (1.8%) is water. [5]

The majority of Dougherty County is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern corner of the county, northeast of Albany, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River basin. A very small portion of Dougherty County, north of Albany, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the larger ACF River Basin. The remaining western portion of the county is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 8,295—
1870 11,51738.8%
1880 12,6229.6%
1890 12,206−3.3%
1900 13,67912.1%
1910 16,03517.2%
1920 20,06325.1%
1930 22,30611.2%
1940 28,56528.1%
1950 43,61752.7%
1960 75,68073.5%
1970 89,63918.4%
1980 100,71812.4%
1990 96,311−4.4%
2000 96,065−0.3%
2010 94,565−1.6%
2020 85,790−9.3%
2023 (est.)82,645 [7] −3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1880 [9] 1890-1910 [10]
1920-1930 [11] 1930-1940 [12]
1940-1950 [13] 1960-1980 [14]
1980-2000 [15] 2010 [16] 2020 [17]
Dougherty 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 [18] Pop. 2010 [16] Pop. 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)35,79427,31520,63137.26%28.88%24.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)57,52163,19859,72059.88%66.83%69.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1921771280.20%0.19%0.15%
Asian alone (NH)5447196470.57%0.76%0.75%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)2552200.03%0.05%0.02%
Other race alone (NH)74842340.08%0.09%0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)6239471,9970.65%1.00%2.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2922,0732,4131.34%2.19%2.81%
Total96,06594,56585,790100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 85,790 people, 32,630 households, and 18,213 families residing in the county.

Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Dougherty County, Georgia [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 9,90429.26%23,83170.40%1150.34%
2020 10,44129.59%24,56869.62%2780.79%
2016 10,23229.83%23,31167.96%7602.22%
2012 11,44930.15%26,29569.24%2310.61%
2008 12,54732.27%26,13567.21%2040.52%
2004 13,71140.70%19,80558.79%1710.51%
2000 12,24842.14%16,65057.29%1660.57%
1996 11,14439.98%15,60055.97%1,1284.05%
1992 12,45540.27%15,23649.26%3,24010.47%
1988 15,52050.86%12,57941.22%2,4187.92%
1984 16,92056.73%12,90443.27%00.00%
1980 12,72647.82%13,43050.46%4591.72%
1976 9,33744.89%11,46155.11%00.00%
1972 12,87878.03%3,62521.97%00.00%
1968 5,61129.91%3,83420.43%9,31749.66%
1964 12,77670.88%5,24829.12%00.00%
1960 4,32348.88%4,52251.12%00.00%
1956 3,24844.05%4,12655.95%00.00%
1952 2,53536.37%4,43563.63%00.00%
1948 61415.66%2,51764.19%79020.15%
1944 3389.56%3,19990.44%00.00%
1940 1807.64%2,17592.32%10.04%
1936 1224.49%2,59195.40%30.11%
1932 954.49%2,01295.04%100.47%
1928 37927.85%98272.15%00.00%
1924 16712.71%1,06581.05%826.24%
1920 10514.46%62185.54%00.00%
1916 171.91%83693.93%374.16%
1912 182.74%61794.05%213.20%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Dougherty County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 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. 63. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  108.
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dougherty County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dougherty County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dougherty County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  19. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

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