Elbert County, Georgia

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Elbert County
County
Elbert County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Elbert County courthouse in Elberton, 1973
Map of Georgia highlighting Elbert County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°07′N82°50′W / 34.11°N 82.84°W / 34.11; -82.84
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1790;234 years ago (1790)
Named for Samuel Elbert
Seat Elberton
Largest cityElberton
Area
 • Total374 sq mi (970 km2)
 • Land351 sq mi (910 km2)
 • Water23 sq mi (60 km2)  6.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,637
 • Density56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 9th
Website www.elbertga.us

Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637. [1] The county seat is Elberton. [2] The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel Elbert. [3] [4]

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 374 square miles (970 km2), of which 351 square miles (910 km2) is land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (6.2%) is water. [5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The northern half of Elbert County, north of a line made by following State Route 17 from Bowman southeast to Elberton, and then following State Route 72 east to just before the South Carolina border, and then heading south along the shores of Lake Richard B. Russell & Clarkes Hill to the county's southeastern tip, is located in the Upper Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. The portion of the county south of this line is located in the Broad River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1800 10,094—
1810 12,15620.4%
1820 11,788−3.0%
1830 12,3544.8%
1840 11,125−9.9%
1850 12,95916.5%
1860 10,433−19.5%
1870 9,249−11.3%
1880 12,95740.1%
1890 15,37618.7%
1900 19,72928.3%
1910 24,12522.3%
1920 23,905−0.9%
1930 18,485−22.7%
1940 19,6186.1%
1950 18,585−5.3%
1960 17,835−4.0%
1970 17,262−3.2%
1980 18,7588.7%
1990 18,9491.0%
2000 20,5118.2%
2010 20,166−1.7%
2020 19,637−2.6%
2023 (est.)20,013 [7] 1.9%
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]
Elbert County racial composition as of 2020 [17]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 12,61064.22%
Black or African American 5,25326.75%
Native American 260.13%
Asian 1820.93%
Pacific Islander 30.02%
Other/Mixed 5672.89%
Hispanic or Latino 9965.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,637 people, 7,559 households, and 5,065 families residing in the county.

Judiciary and government

Elbert County is part of the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, which also includes the counties of Hart, Franklin, Madison, and Oglethorpe. Elbert County's governing authority, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners, has five Commissioners elected in districts, a Chairperson elected County-wide, and an appointed County Administrator.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Elbert County, Georgia [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2020 6,22667.85%2,87931.38%710.77%
2016 5,29265.93%2,53931.63%1962.44%
2012 4,85959.58%3,18139.00%1161.42%
2008 4,86858.43%3,36640.40%981.18%
2004 4,62660.33%2,98438.91%580.76%
2000 3,26255.73%2,52743.17%641.09%
1996 2,39340.86%2,90049.51%5649.63%
1992 2,37238.46%3,02549.05%77012.49%
1988 2,79656.77%2,11843.01%110.22%
1984 3,36655.77%2,67044.23%00.00%
1980 1,96732.45%4,01466.23%801.32%
1976 96116.89%4,73083.11%00.00%
1972 2,87576.48%88423.52%00.00%
1968 91416.98%1,21622.59%3,25260.42%
1964 1,88737.30%3,17262.70%00.00%
1960 60914.23%3,67285.77%00.00%
1956 44710.95%3,63589.05%00.00%
1952 55214.41%3,27985.59%00.00%
1948 1527.16%1,61776.17%35416.67%
1944 37019.11%1,56480.79%20.10%
1940 35714.70%2,05284.48%200.82%
1936 43819.62%1,77279.39%220.99%
1932 773.63%2,02395.47%190.90%
1928 93146.95%1,05253.05%00.00%
1924 725.59%1,02479.56%19114.84%
1920 18713.04%1,24786.96%00.00%
1916 00.00%1,75690.56%1839.44%
1912 131.15%88277.85%23821.01%

Historical and cultural sites

Historical and cultural sites in Elbert County include the Nancy Hart cabin, the Dan Tucker gravesite, the Stephen Heard Cemetery, the Petersburg Township site, Vans Creek Church, the Elbert County Courthouse, the Elberton Seaboard-Airline Depot, the Rock Gym, the Granite Bowl, the Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit, the Richard B. Russell Dam, the Elbert Theatre, Richard B. Russell State Park, and Bobby Brown Park. The Georgia Guidestones stood in Elbert County from 1980 until their destruction in 2022.

Notable people

See also

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References

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  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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  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.
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