Screven County, Georgia

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Screven County
County
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Harris-Murrow-Trowell House in Oliver.
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°45′N81°37′W / 32.75°N 81.61°W / 32.75; -81.61
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 14, 1793;231 years ago (1793)
Named for James Screven
Seat Sylvania
Largest citySylvania
Area
 • Total
656 sq mi (1,700 km2)
 • Land645 sq mi (1,670 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
14,067
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 12th

Screven County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,067. [1] [2] The county seat is Sylvania. [3]

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History

The county was created on December 14, 1793, and was named for General James Screven, who died fighting in Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. Some wartime accounts used the alternate spelling of "Scriven" for the general, and the county's name was often spelled that way in its early history, as reflected on 19th-century Georgia maps.

Sylvania became the county seat in 1847, moved from Jacksonborough, by an act of State legislation. [4] The Screven County Courthouse, built in 1964, is the fourth courthouse to serve Screven County. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 656 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 645 square miles (1,670 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.6%) is water. [6] The Savannah River borders the eastern side of the county, and the Ogeechee River borders the southwest portion. Elevation varies to around 40 feet on the Savannah river to 320 feet at the Bay Branch community, located a few miles west of Sylvania. Pine, oak, dogwood, and other trees prevalent to the South can be found in Screven County.

The very northern portion of Screven County, defined by a line running from Girard southeast and parallel to State Route 24 to the South Carolina border, is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. A north-central section of the county, from Sylvania north and centered on Hiltonia, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin. The southern portion of Screven County, from Newington running northwest through Sylvania, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The remaining southeastern corner of the county is located in the Lower Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. [7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1800 3,019—
1810 4,47748.3%
1820 3,941−12.0%
1830 4,77621.2%
1840 4,7940.4%
1850 6,84742.8%
1860 8,27420.8%
1870 9,17510.9%
1880 12,78639.4%
1890 14,42412.8%
1900 19,25233.5%
1910 20,2024.9%
1920 23,55216.6%
1930 20,503−12.9%
1940 20,353−0.7%
1950 18,000−11.6%
1960 14,919−17.1%
1970 12,591−15.6%
1980 14,04311.5%
1990 13,842−1.4%
2000 15,37411.1%
2010 14,593−5.1%
2020 14,067−3.6%
2023 (est.)14,174 [8] 0.8%
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 [1] 2020 [2]
Screven County racial composition as of 2020 [17]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)8,01857.0%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)5,28537.57%
Native American 390.28%
Asian 610.43%
Pacific Islander 30.02%
Other/Mixed 3742.66%
Hispanic or Latino 2872.04%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,067 people, 5,098 households, and 3,395 families residing in the county.

Politics

With the exception of 1928, Democrats carried the county in every election up until 1960. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton both carried the county twice. Since 2000, the county always votes with the Republicans.

United States presidential election results for Screven County, Georgia [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 4,32562.50%2,58137.30%140.20%
2020 3,91559.06%2,66140.14%530.80%
2016 3,30557.83%2,30040.24%1101.92%
2012 3,28753.79%2,77445.39%500.82%
2008 3,42352.77%3,02446.62%400.62%
2004 3,36056.68%2,53442.75%340.57%
2000 2,46152.15%2,23347.32%250.53%
1996 1,86244.13%2,08749.47%2706.40%
1992 1,70539.05%1,94044.43%72116.51%
1988 2,17859.52%1,46139.93%200.55%
1984 2,58359.65%1,74740.35%00.00%
1980 1,49040.67%2,11757.78%571.56%
1976 1,17635.17%2,16864.83%00.00%
1972 2,40280.69%57519.31%00.00%
1968 91622.04%1,41133.94%1,83044.02%
1964 2,26060.98%1,44639.02%00.00%
1960 95739.11%1,49060.89%00.00%
1956 52128.12%1,33271.88%00.00%
1952 69230.40%1,58469.60%00.00%
1948 17211.37%83855.39%50333.25%
1944 19718.04%89581.96%00.00%
1940 1007.82%1,17491.79%50.39%
1936 616.05%93392.47%151.49%
1932 468.26%50891.20%30.54%
1928 70670.18%30029.82%00.00%
1924 28825.15%82171.70%363.14%
1920 26028.92%63971.08%00.00%
1916 9812.91%62582.35%364.74%
1912 13822.29%46074.31%213.39%

Notable people

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References

Dixon Hollingsworth, ed., The History of Screven County, Georgia (Dallas, Tex.: Curtis Media Corporation, 1989).

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13251.html Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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  2. 1 2 US 2020 Census Bureau report, Screven County, Georgia
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