Pulaski County, Georgia

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Pulaski County, Georgia
County
PULASKI COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
Pulaski County Courthouse
Map of Georgia highlighting Pulaski County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°14′N83°28′W / 32.24°N 83.47°W / 32.24; -83.47
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
FoundedDecember 13, 1808;217 years ago (1808-12-13)
Named after Kazimierz Pułaski
Seat Hawkinsville
Largest cityHawkinsville
Area
 • Total
251 sq mi (650 km2)
 • Land249 sq mi (640 km2)
 • Water2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,855
 • Estimate 
(2024)
10,180 Increase2.svg
 • Density39.6/sq mi (15.3/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website hawkinsville-pulaski.org

Pulaski County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,855. [1] The county seat is Hawkinsville. [2]

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History

Pulaski County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 13, 1808, from a portion of Laurens County. [3] In the antebellum years, it was developed for cotton cultivation and is part of the Black Belt of Georgia, an arc of highly fertile soil.

In 1870, Dodge County was partially created from a section of Pulaski County by another legislative act. In 1912, the northeastern half of Pulaski County was used to create Bleckley County via a constitutional amendment approved by Georgia voters.

The county was named for Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland who fought and died for United States independence in the American Revolutionary War.

The county population fell by more than half from 1910 to 1930, as residents moved to cities. African Americans especially joined the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities, both to gain work and to escape the Jim Crow racial oppression of the South.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 251 square miles (650 km2), of which 249 square miles (640 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (0.9%) is water. [4] The entirety of Pulaski County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Unincorporated community

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1810 2,093—
1820 5,283152.4%
1830 4,906−7.1%
1840 5,3899.8%
1850 6,62723.0%
1860 8,74431.9%
1870 11,94036.6%
1880 14,05817.7%
1890 16,55917.8%
1900 18,48911.7%
1910 22,83523.5%
1920 11,587−49.3%
1930 9,005−22.3%
1940 9,8299.2%
1950 8,808−10.4%
1960 8,204−6.9%
1970 8,066−1.7%
1980 8,95011.0%
1990 8,108−9.4%
2000 9,58818.3%
2010 12,01025.3%
2020 9,855−17.9%
2024 (est.)10,180 [6] 3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790-1880 [8] 1890-1910 [9]
1920-1930 [10] 1930-1940 [11]
1940-1950 [12] 1960-1980 [13]
1980-2000 [14] 2010 [15]
Pulaski County racial composition as of 2020 [16]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)6,02261.11%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,16132.08%
Native American 80.08%
Asian 920.93%
Pacific Islander 30.03%
Other/Mixed 2422.46%
Hispanic or Latino 3273.32%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,855, with 3,595 households and 2,479 families residing in the county. [17] [18] [19]

The median age was 42.9 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 73.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 66.8 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. [18] [17]

The racial makeup of the county was 61.9% White, 32.2% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.0% from some other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.3% of the population. [19]

There were 3,595 households in the county, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 33.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [18]

There were 4,281 housing units, of which 16.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.5% were owner-occupied and 30.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.9%. [18]

Government and infrastructure

Pulaski County is one of only a handful of counties in Georgia with the sole commissioner form of county government, in which the county is governed by a single elected official. Georgia is the only state that permits this form of government. In 2018, Jenna Mashburn was elected to the office of sole commissioner. [20]

The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville. [21]

Main Street in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, GA circa 1908 Pulaski County- Hawkinsville, Main Street, 1908 - DPLA - b6a99b82291de58725ab4130792fd902.jpg
Main Street in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, GA circa 1908

Politics

As of the 2020s, Pulaski County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 70% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Pulaski County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Pulaski County is part of District 20. [22] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Pulaski County is part of District 148. [23]

United States presidential election results for Pulaski County, Georgia [24]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
1912 393.43%1,08095.07%171.50%
1916 235.49%38391.41%133.10%
1920 5714.43%33885.57%00.00%
1924 295.89%44289.84%214.27%
1928 10514.11%63985.89%00.00%
1932 141.42%97398.58%00.00%
1936 384.45%80894.61%80.94%
1940 387.31%47891.92%40.77%
1944 558.50%59291.50%00.00%
1948 648.06%56771.41%16320.53%
1952 1659.50%1,57290.50%00.00%
1956 17110.73%1,42289.27%00.00%
1960 33422.42%1,15677.58%00.00%
1964 1,76864.86%95334.96%50.18%
1968 59522.22%51419.19%1,56958.59%
1972 1,96681.58%44418.42%00.00%
1976 48517.30%2,31882.70%00.00%
1980 1,15335.67%1,99761.79%822.54%
1984 1,50951.17%1,44048.83%00.00%
1988 1,40048.48%1,47651.11%120.42%
1992 1,07531.15%1,75650.88%62017.97%
1996 1,19639.47%1,55451.29%2809.24%
2000 1,92257.44%1,39041.54%341.02%
2004 2,20262.61%1,29436.79%210.60%
2008 2,55364.44%1,37734.76%320.81%
2012 2,44466.32%1,21933.08%220.60%
2016 2,43767.60%1,10430.62%641.78%
2020 2,81568.98%1,23030.14%360.88%
2024 3,03669.94%1,28129.51%240.55%

[25]

United States Senate election results for Pulaski County, Georgia3
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
№ %№ %№ %
2022 2,20569.10%98630.90%00.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Pulaski County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 182. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  20. ↑ Garrett, Miles (December 4, 2018). "'Thank you so much': Mashburn to serve as Pulaski County's sole commissioner". WGXA. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Pulaski State Prison Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  25. ↑ "2022 Senate Election (Official Returns)". Commonwealth of Georgia by county. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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