Glascock County, Georgia

"Glascock County" redirects here. For the county in Texas, see Glasscock County, Texas.

Glascock County
County
Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°14′N82°37′W / 33.23°N 82.61°W / 33.23; -82.61
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1857;168 years ago (1857)
Named after	Thomas Glascock
Seat	Gibson
Largest city	Gibson
Area
• Total	144 sq mi (370 km2)
• Land	144 sq mi (370 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,884
• Density	20/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	www.glascockcountyga.com

Glascock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,884, ^[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson. ^[2] The county was created on December 19, 1857. ^[3]

History

The county is named after Thomas Glascock, ^[4] a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 144 square miles (370 km²), of which 144 square miles (370 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) (0.5%) is water. ^[5] It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area, behind Clayton, Rockdale, and Clarke counties.

The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. ^[6]

Major highways

• State Route 80
• State Route 102
• State Route 123
• State Route 171

Adjacent counties

• Warren County - north
• Jefferson County - southeast
• Hancock County - northwest
• Washington County - southwest

Communities

Cities

• Edge Hill
• Gibson (county seat)

Town

• Mitchell

Unincorporated communities

• Agricola
• Bastonville

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	2,437		—
1870	2,736		12.3%
1880	3,577		30.7%
1890	3,720		4.0%
1900	4,516		21.4%
1910	4,669		3.4%
1920	4,192		−10.2%
1930	4,388		4.7%
1940	4,547		3.6%
1950	3,579		−21.3%
1960	2,672		−25.3%
1970	2,280		−14.7%
1980	2,382		4.5%
1990	2,357		−1.0%
2000	2,556		8.4%
2010	3,082		20.6%
2020	2,884		−6.4%
2024 (est.)	3,008	[7]	4.3%
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]

Glascock County racial composition ^[17]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	2,573	89.22%
Black or African American	196	6.8%
Asian	7	0.24%
Pacific Islander	2	0.07%
Other/Mixed	54	1.87%
Hispanic or Latino	52	1.8%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,884 people, 1,108 households, and 726 families residing in the county.

Politics

Glascock County, a rural, sparsely populated, majority-white county, is arguably the most Republican of Georgia's 159 counties, and one of the most Republican counties in the United States, with over 90 percent of voters supporting Donald Trump in 2024. In addition, Republican percentages have been in the 80s since 2004, and the last Democrat to win the county was Georgian Jimmy Carter in 1980. This is despite it being surrounded by Democratic counties.

United States presidential election results for Glascock County, Georgia ^[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1912	3	1.63%	109	59.24%	72	39.13%
1916	8	2.76%	126	43.45%	156	53.79%
1920	83	26.35%	232	73.65%	0	0.00%
1924	26	12.68%	111	54.15%	68	33.17%
1928	225	64.66%	123	35.34%	0	0.00%
1932	7	1.75%	393	98.25%	0	0.00%
1936	68	15.45%	369	83.86%	3	0.68%
1940	76	18.54%	332	80.98%	2	0.49%
1944	161	33.61%	318	66.39%	0	0.00%
1948	13	2.58%	123	24.40%	368	73.02%
1952	233	37.95%	381	62.05%	0	0.00%
1956	110	25.94%	314	74.06%	0	0.00%
1960	180	37.58%	299	62.42%	0	0.00%
1964	836	86.19%	134	13.81%	0	0.00%
1968	185	19.17%	47	4.87%	733	75.96%
1972	578	93.38%	41	6.62%	0	0.00%
1976	371	34.51%	704	65.49%	0	0.00%
1980	510	44.82%	614	53.95%	14	1.23%
1984	827	72.29%	317	27.71%	0	0.00%
1988	580	73.42%	210	26.58%	0	0.00%
1992	516	50.94%	316	31.19%	181	17.87%
1996	532	52.78%	348	34.52%	128	12.70%
2000	763	74.80%	249	24.41%	8	0.78%
2004	1,016	80.00%	250	19.69%	4	0.31%
2008	1,202	84.17%	210	14.71%	16	1.12%
2012	1,135	84.96%	176	13.17%	25	1.87%
2016	1,235	88.85%	138	9.93%	17	1.22%
2020	1,402	89.58%	155	9.90%	8	0.51%
2024	1,534	91.86%	133	7.96%	3	0.18%

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Glascock County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia

References

1. "Census - Geography Profile: Glascock 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. 94. 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.  138.
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 20, 2015.
7. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
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. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
17. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
18. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

External links

• The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia
• Glascock County historical marker

33°14′N82°37′W / 33.23°N 82.61°W / 33.23; -82.61