McDuffie County, Georgia

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McDuffie County, Georgia
County
McDuffie County Courthouse, Thomson, GA.jpg
McDuffie County Courthouse in Thomson
Map of Georgia highlighting McDuffie County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°29′N82°29′W / 33.48°N 82.48°W / 33.48; -82.48
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
Founded1870;155 years ago (1870)
Named after George McDuffie
Seat Thomson
Largest cityThomson
Area
 • Total
266 sq mi (690 km2)
 • Land257 sq mi (670 km2)
 • Water8.9 sq mi (23 km2)  3.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,632
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 10th
Website www.thomson-mcduffie.gov

McDuffie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,632. [1] The county seat is Thomson. [2] The county was created on October 18, 1870 [3] and named after the South Carolina governor and senator George McDuffie. [4]

Contents

McDuffie County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

History

Most communities located in the county were founded before the county was created. Some have faded into obscurity. The Historic Wrightsborough Foundation preserves the memory of the early 12,000 acre settlement of Wrightborough, which was occupied 1768 to 1920. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 266 square miles (690 km2), of which 257 square miles (670 km2) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km2) (3.4%) is water. [6]

Most of the southern half of McDuffie County, south of Thomson, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, except for a slice of the eastern portion of the county, north of Dearing and along a north–south line running through Boneville, which is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The northern half of McDuffie County, north of Thomson, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin. [7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Town

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 9,449—
1890 8,789−7.0%
1900 9,80411.5%
1910 10,3255.3%
1920 11,50911.5%
1930 9,014−21.7%
1940 10,87820.7%
1950 11,4435.2%
1960 12,62710.3%
1970 15,27621.0%
1980 18,54621.4%
1990 20,1198.5%
2000 21,2315.5%
2010 21,8753.0%
2020 21,632−1.1%
2024 (est.)21,764 [8] 0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1790-1880 [10] 1890-1910 [11]
1920-1930 [12] 1930-1940 [13]
1940-1950 [14] 1960-1980 [15]
1980-2000 [16] 2010 [17]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 21,632 and 5,770 families. The median age was 42.1 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. [18] [19]

For every 100 females there were 88.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.2 males age 18 and over. 40.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 59.4% lived in rural areas. [18] [19]

McDuffie County racial composition as of 2020 [20]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)11,41752.78%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)8,64439.96%
Native American 450.21%
Asian 760.35%
Pacific Islander 130.06%
Other/Mixed 6472.99%
Hispanic or Latino 7903.65%

The racial makeup of the county was 53.5% White, 40.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population. [21]

There were 8,589 households in the county, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [19]

There were 9,390 housing units, of which 8.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.0% were owner-occupied and 34.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%. [19]

Education

Politics

Typical of many counties in Georgia and the Solid South, McDuffie County mainly backed candidates of the Democratic Party in presidential elections by wide margins prior to 1964. There were several exceptions to this, firstly between 1892 and 1908 when it supported Republican William McKinley and the Populist candidacies of James B. Weaver and favorite son Thomas E. Watson. [22]

As of the 2020s, McDuffie County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 62% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, McDuffie County is part of Georgia's 12th congressional district, currently represented by Rick Allen. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, McDuffie County is part of District 25. [23] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, McDuffie County is divided between districts 125 and 128. [24]

United States presidential election results for McDuffie County, Georgia [25]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
1912 92.33%27170.21%10627.46%
1916 7011.65%46677.54%6510.82%
1920 10922.20%38277.80%00.00%
1924 376.61%26747.68%25645.71%
1928 38155.62%30444.38%00.00%
1932 294.80%56894.04%71.16%
1936 9812.11%70587.14%60.74%
1940 757.20%95992.12%70.67%
1944 18719.04%79580.96%00.00%
1948 583.87%18212.13%1,26084.00%
1952 93344.32%1,17255.68%00.00%
1956 64938.45%1,03961.55%00.00%
1960 1,03949.06%1,07950.94%00.00%
1964 2,65770.27%1,12429.73%00.00%
1968 1,32432.89%99224.65%1,70942.46%
1972 2,99075.01%99624.99%00.00%
1976 1,69435.91%3,02464.09%00.00%
1980 1,92841.17%2,66756.95%881.88%
1984 3,28462.08%2,00637.92%00.00%
1988 3,23165.04%1,70434.30%330.66%
1992 2,95545.69%2,64040.82%87313.50%
1996 3,25450.96%2,72542.68%4066.36%
2000 3,92659.94%2,58039.39%440.67%
2004 4,84662.29%2,89937.26%350.45%
2008 5,40057.11%3,98942.19%660.70%
2012 5,47557.00%4,04442.10%860.90%
2016 5,43258.27%3,69939.68%1912.05%
2020 6,16959.00%4,16839.86%1191.14%
2024 6,56262.01%3,93737.20%830.78%

[26]

United States Senate election results for McDuffie County, Georgia3
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
2022 4,71761.18%2,99338.82%00.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: McDuffie 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. ↑ Georgia.gov's McDuffie County Overview
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
  5. ↑ Georgia Encyclopedia: Wrightsborough, accessed October 2017.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  13. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  16. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  18. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  21. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  22. ↑ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 169 ISBN   0786422173
  23. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  25. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  26. ↑ "2022 Senate Election (Official Returns)". Commonwealth of Georgia by county. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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