Glascock County, Georgia

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Glascock County
County
Glascock County Courthouse.jpg
Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson
Map of Georgia highlighting Glascock County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°14′N82°37′W / 33.23°N 82.61°W / 33.23; -82.61
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1857;167 years ago (1857)
Named for Thomas Glascock
Seat Gibson
Largest cityGibson
Area
 • Total
144 sq mi (370 km2)
 • Land144 sq mi (370 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,884
 • Density20/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]

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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 County , and Clark 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

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Town

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 2,437—
1870 2,73612.3%
1880 3,57730.7%
1890 3,7204.0%
1900 4,51621.4%
1910 4,6693.4%
1920 4,192−10.2%
1930 4,3884.7%
1940 4,5473.6%
1950 3,579−21.3%
1960 2,672−25.3%
1970 2,280−14.7%
1980 2,3824.5%
1990 2,357−1.0%
2000 2,5568.4%
2010 3,08220.6%
2020 2,884−6.4%
2023 (est.)2,954 [7] 2.4%
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]
Glascock County racial composition [17]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 2,57389.22%
Black or African American 1966.8%
Asian 70.24%
Pacific Islander 20.07%
Other/Mixed 541.87%
Hispanic or Latino 521.8%

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.

United States presidential election results for Glascock County, Georgia [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 1,53491.86%1337.96%30.18%
2020 1,40289.58%1559.90%80.51%
2016 1,23588.85%1389.93%171.22%
2012 1,13584.96%17613.17%251.87%
2008 1,20284.17%21014.71%161.12%
2004 1,01680.00%25019.69%40.31%
2000 76374.80%24924.41%80.78%
1996 53252.78%34834.52%12812.70%
1992 51650.94%31631.19%18117.87%
1988 58073.42%21026.58%00.00%
1984 82772.29%31727.71%00.00%
1980 51044.82%61453.95%141.23%
1976 37134.51%70465.49%00.00%
1972 57893.38%416.62%00.00%
1968 18519.17%474.87%73375.96%
1964 83686.19%13413.81%00.00%
1960 18037.58%29962.42%00.00%
1956 11025.94%31474.06%00.00%
1952 23337.95%38162.05%00.00%
1948 132.58%12324.40%36873.02%
1944 16133.61%31866.39%00.00%
1940 7618.54%33280.98%20.49%
1936 6815.45%36983.86%30.68%
1932 71.75%39398.25%00.00%
1928 22564.66%12335.34%00.00%
1924 2612.68%11154.15%6833.17%
1920 8326.35%23273.65%00.00%
1916 82.76%12643.45%15653.79%
1912 31.63%10959.24%7239.13%

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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.
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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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