Meriwether County, Georgia

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Meriwether County
County
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Meriwether County Courthouse in Greenville
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Map of Georgia highlighting Meriwether County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°02′N84°41′W / 33.04°N 84.69°W / 33.04; -84.69
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1827;198 years ago (1827)
Named for David Meriwether
Seat Greenville
Largest city Manchester
Area
 • Total
505 sq mi (1,310 km2)
 • Land501 sq mi (1,300 km2)
 • Water4.2 sq mi (11 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
20,613 [1]
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website meriwethercountyga.gov

Meriwether County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613. [2] [1] The county seat is Greenville, [3] home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on December 14, 1827, as the 73rd county in Georgia. It was named for David Meriwether, a general in the American Revolutionary War and member of Congress from Georgia. [4]

Contents

Meriwether County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 505 square miles (1,310 km2), of which 501 square miles (1,300 km2) is land and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) (0.8%) is water. [5]

The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state. Portions of the Pine Mountain Range are found in the southern parts of the county near the cities of Warm Springs and Manchester.

The eastern two-thirds of Meriwether County, going east from just west of U.S. Route 27 Alternate, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western third of the county is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated community

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1830 4,422—
1840 14,132219.6%
1850 16,47616.6%
1860 15,330−7.0%
1870 13,756−10.3%
1880 17,65128.3%
1890 20,74017.5%
1900 23,33912.5%
1910 25,1807.9%
1920 26,1673.9%
1930 22,437−14.3%
1940 22,055−1.7%
1950 21,055−4.5%
1960 19,756−6.2%
1970 19,461−1.5%
1980 21,2299.1%
1990 22,4115.6%
2000 22,5340.5%
2010 21,992−2.4%
2020 20,613−6.3%
2023 (est.)20,931 [7] 1.5%
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 [2] 2020 [1]
Meriwether County racial composition [16]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)12,08458.62%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)7,27335.28%
Native American 640.31%
Asian 780.38%
Pacific Islander 60.03%
Other/Mixed 6333.07%
Hispanic or Latino 4752.3%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,613 people, 8,051 households, and 5,504 families residing in the county.

Politics

Meriwether County is a moderately Republican county. The last Democrat to win the county was Al Gore in 2000.

United States presidential election results for Meriwether County, Georgia [17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 7,37562.26%4,37336.92%980.83%
2020 6,52459.96%4,28739.40%690.63%
2016 5,22256.47%3,80441.13%2222.40%
2012 4,85652.36%4,33146.70%870.94%
2008 4,98252.34%4,46546.91%710.75%
2004 4,40253.98%3,70945.48%440.54%
2000 3,16247.13%3,44151.29%1061.58%
1996 2,25936.13%3,49255.85%5028.03%
1992 2,36432.30%4,00254.67%95413.03%
1988 3,10151.31%2,93448.54%90.15%
1984 3,19552.73%2,86447.27%00.00%
1980 1,83831.66%3,87666.77%911.57%
1976 1,45023.09%4,83076.91%00.00%
1972 3,42073.82%1,21326.18%00.00%
1968 1,12020.55%1,76032.29%2,57147.17%
1964 2,25048.14%2,42351.84%10.02%
1960 70618.55%3,10081.45%00.00%
1956 59215.88%3,13784.12%00.00%
1952 53113.01%3,55186.99%00.00%
1948 2048.47%1,96781.65%2389.88%
1944 1897.95%2,18792.05%00.00%
1940 1745.98%2,72693.74%80.28%
1936 1385.36%2,43894.61%10.04%
1932 531.99%2,60497.82%50.19%
1928 28715.93%1,51584.07%00.00%
1924 1037.74%88666.57%34225.69%
1920 18614.94%1,05985.06%00.00%
1916 362.88%1,11889.44%967.68%
1912 262.66%86288.05%919.30%

Media

The county is served by the Meriwether Vindicator newspaper.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 US 2020 Census Bureau report, Meriwether County, Georgia
  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  206.
  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. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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