Douglas County, Georgia

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Douglas County
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Douglas County courthouse in Douglasville
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°42′N84°46′W / 33.7°N 84.77°W / 33.7; -84.77
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1870;154 years ago (1870)
Named for Stephen A. Douglas
Seat Douglasville
Largest cityDouglasville
Area
  Total201 sq mi (520 km2)
  Land200 sq mi (500 km2)
  Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
  Total144,237
  Density721/sq mi (278/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 13th
Website douglascountyga.gov

Douglas County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 144,237, [1] having more than doubled since 1990. The county seat is Douglasville. [2] The City of Villa Rica, and a small portion of Austell (South Cobb) are both also located in Douglas County. Douglas County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has attracted new residents as jobs have increased in the Atlanta area.

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History

Name

The county was created during Reconstruction after the American Civil War. The Georgia General Assembly named it after Stephen A. Douglas, [3] an Illinois senator and the Democratic opponent of Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. The existing historical marker says: [4]

Historical Marker:

This county, created by Act of the Legislature October 1, 1870, was named for Stephen A. Douglas, the "Little Giant," a Vermonter who was Congressman from Illinois 1843 to '47, Senator from '47 to '61, and Democratic candidate for President in 1860 on the ticket with gov. Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia, for Vice President. Among the first County Officers were: sheriff T.H. Sellman, Clerk of Superior Court A.L. Gorman, Ordinary Wm. Hindman, Tax Receiver Jno. M. James, Tax Collector M.D. Watkins, Treasurer C.P. Bower, Surveyor John M. Hughey. The county was created from the part of Campbell county which was northwest of the Chattahoochee River. The remainder of Campbell became southwest Fulton at the beginning of 1932.

County seat

The act creating Douglas County provided that in November 1870, voters of the new county would elect county officers, and vote to select the site of the county seat. In the election, some voters chose a site near the center of the county, but a larger number voted for the settlement known as "Skinned Chestnut" or "Skin(t) Chestnut," based on a Creek Indian landmark tree. The courthouse commissioners chose this site as county seat and proceeded to sell lots and build a courthouse. It later changed its name to Douglasville.

A group of citizens filed suit against the commissioners. The case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which ruled against the commissioners. Both sides agreed to postpone further action until the route of the Georgia Western Railroad through Douglas County was determined. The General Assembly enacted legislation on Feb. 28, 1874, directing that an election be held on Apr. 7, 1874, to determine the location of the county seat—but with the provision that the site be located on the Georgia Western Railroad. In the election, voters confirmed Douglasville as the county seat. On Feb. 25, 1875, the General Assembly incorporated Douglasville.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 201 square miles (520 km2), of which 200 square miles (520 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.5%) is water. [5]

Douglas County's elevation above sea level ranges as low as 740 feet (230 m) at the Chattahoochee River to as high as 1,340 feet (410 m); one of the county's highest elevation points lies inside the city of Douglasville. Andy Mountain, between Villa Rica and Winston – west of Douglasville along Bankhead Highway, has the highest elevation in Douglas County. Two other elevated summits are located in the county, known as Cedar Mountain at 1,257 feet (383 m), and Pine Mountain at 1,180 feet (360 m).

Douglas County sits in Georgia's Piedmont region, which makes its elevation vary due to many rolling hills that Douglas County sits on near the tail end of the Appalachian Mountains. There are no high mountain peaks in Douglas County, just a range of ridges, hills and valleys.

The entirety of Douglas County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). [6]

LocationHeight
Andy Mountain1,340 feet (408 m)
Cedar Mountain, Georgia1,257 feet (383 m)
Winston 1,221 feet (372 m)
Downtown Douglasville 1,209 feet (369 m)
Beulah 1,184 feet (361 m)
Pine Mountain1,180 feet (360 m)
White City 1,177 feet (359 m)
Fairplay 1,170 feet (357 m)
Wellstar Douglas Hospital 1,120 feet (341 m)
Midway 1,080 feet (329 m)
Hannah 1,077 feet (328 m)
McWhorter 1,067 feet (325 m)
Lithia Springs 1,043 feet (318 m)
Villa Rica 1,040 feet (317 m)
Groovers Lake905 feet (276 m)

Bodies of water

All of these had massive flooding during the 2009 Atlanta floods.

Climate

Douglas County has been experiencing numerous natural disasters over the most recent decades. Being located in the South Eastern United States the county experiences strong storms and tornadoes often because of its location in Dixie Alley.

A tornado touched down in the city of Douglasville on March 7, 2008, damaging many homes and ripping one home in half in the Brookmont subdivision on Chapel Hill Road. Arbor Place Mall also reported broken windows from the storm. The tornado also damaged the Chapel Hill Kroger grocery store and threw a heavy air conditioning unit onto cars below. There was only one injury reported from the storm.

Another tornado touched down in Douglas County on May 11, 2008, known as the "Mother's Day Tornado". The EF2 tornado caused damage all over the county. The tornado touched down in the Fairplay area and moved through the rest of the county. The tornado packing wind speeds up to 110 mph (180 km/h) downed many trees and damaged many homes in the county. A filling station in Douglasville was destroyed by the storm, with the large roof being thrown onto the street. No injuries or deaths were reported. The governor of Georgia declared a state of emergency for Douglas County and many other counties in the state on May 12, 2008. This is the first time in history that two tornados have touched down in Douglas County in the same year.

The county has suffered through numerous ice storms throughout the years. The ice storms bring everything to a stand still in the area due to the lack of equipment to deal with the problem and drastic amounts of power outages. Some of the worst ice storms were in 1938, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2010.

In 2007 the county suffered one of the worst droughts in the area's history, causing a complete watering ban and resulting in the largest wildfire in Georgia history. The fire was located in south east Georgia, but it still affected the county with smoke often through the life of the fire.

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina's remnants tore through the area spawning tornadoes, causing wind damage, and flooding rains. Katrina killed 2 people in Georgia

Sunday night on January 9, 2011, right after Douglasville's first white Christmas in decades, a snowstorm developed over Douglas County and caused as much as 8 inches of snow in the area. The storm closed grocery stores, the courthouse, and Arbor Place Mall until that Wednesday January 12. Schools were closed the entire second week of January.

The March 1993 Storm of the Century brought 17 inches (43 cm) to Douglasville, with drifts measuring several feet.

On September 21, 2009, Douglas County was devastated by the worst flood in Georgia history. Over 18 inches (460 mm) of rain fell in one night causing many roads to be destroyed and many homes a total loss. The county was later declared a disaster area, and the governor of Georgia declared a state of emergency. The floodings worst affected areas were in the areas of Douglasville, Villa Rica, Austell, Lithia Springs, and Chapel Hill. The disaster killed more than eight people in the county, most of them in the Douglasville area. The Austell death toll was also high but it was reported in the Cobb County losses.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 6,934
1890 7,79412.4%
1900 8,74512.2%
1910 8,9532.4%
1920 10,47717.0%
1930 9,461−9.7%
1940 10,0536.3%
1950 12,17321.1%
1960 16,74137.5%
1970 28,65971.2%
1980 54,57390.4%
1990 71,12030.3%
2000 92,17429.6%
2010 132,40343.6%
2020 144,2378.9%
2023 (est.)149,160 [7] 3.4%
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]

2020 census

Douglas County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 / EthnicityPop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)69,96564,91149,87775.91%49.03%34.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)16,97851,38768,76318.42%38.81%47.67%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2723213350.30%0.24%0.23%
Asian alone (NH)1,0751,8762,3131.17%1.42%1.60%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)17128970.02%0.10%0.07%
Other race alone (NH)1073271,0720.12%0.25%0.74%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1,1202,3285,7451.22%1.76%3.98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,64011,12516,0352.86%8.40%11.12%
Total92,174132,403144,237100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 144,237 people, 48,899 households, and 32,898 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 132,403 people, 46,624 households, and 34,429 families residing in the county. [19] The population density was 661.8 inhabitants per square mile (255.5/km2). There were 51,672 housing units at an average density of 258.3 per square mile (99.7/km2). [20] The racial makeup of the county was 52.5% white, 39.5% black or African American, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.8% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.4% of the population. [19] In terms of ancestry, 13.1% were Subsaharan African, 9.1% were American, 8.6% were Irish, 7.8% were German, and 7.6% were English. [21]

Of the 46,624 households, 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.2% were non-families, and 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27. The median age was 35.0 years. [19]

The median income for a household in the county was $55,852 and the median income for a family was $62,977. Males had a median income of $45,424 versus $37,120 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,515. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. [22]

2000 census

As of the census [23] of 2000, there were 92,174 people, 32,822 households, and 24,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 462 people per square mile. There were 34,825 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 77.28% White, 18.51% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.17% Asian and 1.44% from two or more races. 2.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 32,822 households, out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 33.50% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,798, and the median income for a family was $54,082. Males had a median income of $38,204 versus $28,475 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,172. About 5.70% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Per Capita Income Growth for Douglas County: [24]

YearIncomeIncrease
1994$19,189
1995$20,3205.894%
1997$22,38610.17%
1998$23,2013.641%
1999$24,4575.414%
2000$26,2727.421%
2001$26,4550.6966%
2002$26,191-0.9979%
2003$26,048-0.546%
2004$26,6872.453%

Douglas County is part of the greater Appalachia region, is served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, and is currently a transitional economy. [25] [26]

Parks and recreation

Other parks in the county include:

Government

Most government offices in the county are located at the Douglas County Courthouse complex, about 1-mile (1.6 km) south of the downtown area of Douglasville. The exception is the Douglas County Board of Education, located adjacent to Hunter Park. The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is located in downtown Douglasville.

The county courthouse was constructed in 1997–98 and opened in 1998 after the county services needed a new courthouse for the ever-growing and changing county. The services prior to the opening were scattered all over downtown Douglasville in seven or eight office buildings. The old Douglas County courthouse, built in 1956, remains in downtown and is now used as a museum and a satellite school for the University of West Georgia an institution of the University System of Georgia with the main campus located in the city of Carrollton in Carroll County, [2] which is included in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area historically, a commercial center for several mostly rural counties in both Georgia and Alabama.

Douglas County is governed by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners with an elected chairman and commissioners from Douglas County's four districts.

Politics

In presidential elections, Douglas County had been a reliably Republican county between 1980 and 2004, voting Republican by a double-digit margin even in 1992, when Democrat Bill Clinton carried the state of Georgia. The county gave over 60% of the vote to Republican George W. Bush in both of his presidential runs. The county has since become increasingly Democratic, voting for Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

United States presidential election results for Douglas County, Georgia [27]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 25,45436.82%42,81461.92%8711.26%
2016 24,81742.70%31,00553.34%2,3013.96%
2012 26,24147.38%28,44151.36%6971.26%
2008 26,81248.58%27,82550.41%5601.01%
2004 25,84661.36%15,99737.98%2810.67%
2000 18,89361.02%11,16236.05%9092.94%
1996 14,49554.75%9,63136.37%2,3518.88%
1992 13,34950.08%8,86933.27%4,43916.65%
1988 13,49372.24%5,08627.23%990.53%
1984 12,42873.98%4,37126.02%00.00%
1980 6,94548.78%6,80747.81%4863.41%
1976 3,95933.65%7,80566.35%00.00%
1972 6,61087.07%98212.93%00.00%
1968 1,84825.49%1,24217.13%4,15957.37%
1964 3,31557.00%2,50143.00%00.00%
1960 1,13630.60%2,57669.40%00.00%
1956 1,00132.17%2,11167.83%00.00%
1952 64523.48%2,10276.52%00.00%
1948 1,01930.45%1,33639.93%99129.62%
1944 28025.27%82874.73%00.00%
1940 19518.88%83380.64%50.48%
1936 23718.88%1,01580.88%30.24%
1932 575.24%1,01393.19%171.56%
1928 60657.28%45242.72%00.00%
1924 8614.96%35561.74%13423.30%
1920 47552.66%42747.34%00.00%
1916 6110.99%41674.95%7814.05%
1912 183.05%26645.01%30751.95%
1908 18134.48%15228.95%19236.57%
1904 13320.65%23035.71%28143.63%
1900 30040.65%34546.75%9312.60%
1896 64157.18%46341.30%171.52%
1892 23419.60%46739.11%49341.29%
1888 15123.30%49376.08%40.62%
1884 20530.92%45869.08%00.00%
1880 12420.46%48279.54%00.00%
Board of Commissioners
DistrictCommissionerParty
CHAIR (at-large)Dr. Romona Jackson Jones (chairman)Democratic
District 1Henry Mitchell IIIDemocratic
District 2Kelly RobinsonDemocratic
District 3Tarenia CarthanDemocratic
District 4Mark AlcarezRepublican

Law enforcement

Douglas County law enforcement is handled by the Douglas County Sheriffs Department. Inside Douglasville city limits, law enforcement is handled by the Douglasville Police Department.

Education

The seal of the Douglas County School System https://dcssga.org Douglas County School System.gif
The seal of the Douglas County School System https://dcssga.org

Douglas County is served by the Douglas County School System. Based in Douglasville, it operates 20 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle Schools, 5 High Schools, a Performance Learning Center and numerous private academies, as of 2019. [28]

Douglas County (Lithia Springs) is home to a regional academic center of Mercer University, which provides educational programs and extended learning opportunities for working adults. In addition, the county has a campus of West Georgia Technical College, formerly West Central Technical College (main campus in Waco, Georgia); the college provides programs for those seeking higher education in technical fields, as well as adult education and GED classes. The county also is home to Tanner Technical Institute, Strayer University, and Georgia Highlands College.

Media

The newspaper that serves the Douglas County area is the Douglas County Sentinel, a paper that circulates three days a week: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The paper has been in circulation since 1902. It now relies on its website for breaking news.

The county also has a secondary paper that circulates on Wednesday, the Douglas Neighbor , a paper that is run by the publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal . This paper is delivered free of charge, supported by advertising.

The county also has a monthly magazine called Chapel Hill News & Views and Villa Rica News & Views that delivers to 39,000 homes and businesses ranging from Villa Rica to Lithia Springs and everywhere in between. It also includes a local yellow pages. The company's website covers a wide range of local information as well.

The county is also well-served by online media. Home Rule News launched in 2009 and covers Douglas County as part of its Greater West Metro Atlanta territory. All On Georgia-Douglas which is the newest and fastest growing digital news outlet in the county. Douglasville Patch launched in 2010 and focuses on countywide news and extensive crime coverage. The Douglasville Menu launched in 2015 and focuses on the retail, economic and development news of the city and county with some community and events news as well. The Douglasville Menu is part of The City Menus which began solely as The Carrollton Menu.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also serves readers of Douglas County, seven days a week, with its largest paper on Sunday.

Douglas County is served by the Atlanta television market, but has a small information TV channel on cable, DCTV 23. The station broadcasts board meetings and special events, classified job listings, and original shows: Gesundheit, Douglas County Living, Insights, District Dialogue, Legally Speaking, dctv23 Presents, Storytime at the Library, Pet Pause, and the "Friday Night Drive-in Movie".

Transportation

Major highways

Other roads

Pedestrians and cycling

  • Douglasville Running Trail
  • Sweetwater Creek Park Trail
  • Water Lily Dr
  • Boundary Waters Park Trails

Rail

Historically, the Southern Railway ran several daily passenger trains, including the Kansas City-Florida Special, the Sunnyland and an Atlanta-Birmingham section of the Piedmont Limited, making flag or signal stops in Austell and Douglasville. [29] The last trains made stops in 1967. [30] [31] Today, the nearest passenger service is Amtrak's Crescent in Atlanta, 21 miles east of Lithia Springs.

Healthcare

Douglas County is served by Wellstar Douglas Hospital

Tanner Health System serves Douglas County with 3 Locations in Villa Rica. Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica is a 53-bed acute care hospital located in Villa Rica, Georgia, serving the residents of Carroll, Douglas and Paulding counties and beyond.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

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Douglas County School District is a public school district in Douglas County, Georgia, U.S., based in Douglasville. It serves the communities of Austell, Douglasville, Lithia Springs, Villa Rica, and Winston, Georgia. The Douglas County School District is the seventeenth largest district in Georgia.

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Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the sixth-largest in the United States, based on the July 1, 2023 metropolitan area population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Its economic, cultural, and demographic center is Atlanta, and its total population was 6,307,261 in the 2023 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winston, Georgia</span> Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States

Winston is an unincorporated community, formerly incorporated as a city, in southwestern Douglas County, Georgia, United States.

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General

33°42′N84°46′W / 33.70°N 84.77°W / 33.70; -84.77