Spalding County, Georgia

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Spalding County
County
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Spalding County Courthouse in Griffin
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°16′N84°17′W / 33.26°N 84.28°W / 33.26; -84.28
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1851;173 years ago (1851)
Named for Thomas Spalding
Seat Griffin
Largest cityGriffin
Area
 • Total200 sq mi (500 km2)
 • Land196 sq mi (510 km2)
 • Water3.1 sq mi (8 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total67,306 [1]
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website spaldingcounty.com

Spalding County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,306. [2] The county seat is Griffin. [3] [1] The county was created December 20, 1851, and named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding. [4]

Contents

Spalding County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 200 square miles (520 km2), of which 196 square miles (510 km2) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) (1.6%) is water. [5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The western portion of Spalding County, west of a line from Sunny Side through Griffin to Orchard Hill, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern part of the county is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Town

Census-designated places

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 8,699—
1870 10,20517.3%
1880 12,58523.3%
1890 13,1174.2%
1900 17,61934.3%
1910 19,74112.0%
1920 21,90811.0%
1930 23,4957.2%
1940 28,42721.0%
1950 31,0459.2%
1960 35,40414.0%
1970 39,51411.6%
1980 47,89921.2%
1990 54,45713.7%
2000 58,4177.3%
2010 64,0739.7%
2020 67,3065.0%
2023 (est.)69,946 [7] 3.9%
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]
Spalding County racial composition as of 2020 [16]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)37,10555.13%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)23,14834.39%
Native American 1540.23%
Asian 6400.95%
Pacific Islander 230.03%
Other/Mixed 2,5703.82%
Hispanic or Latino 3,6665.45%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 67,306 people, 25,339 households, and 16,563 families residing in the county.

Education

The Griffin-Spalding County School District has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 4 complementary programs.

Politics

Spalding County is solidly Republican at the Presidential level having last voted for a Democrat in 1980 when it voted for Jimmy Carter. Since then the closest a Democrat has been to winning Spalding County was in 1992 when Bill Clinton lost to George H. W. Bush by 5.6 percent.

United States presidential election results for Spalding County, Georgia [17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 18,10459.91%11,82839.14%2870.95%
2016 15,64660.58%9,35736.23%8233.19%
2012 14,91159.31%9,89839.37%3301.31%
2008 14,88558.85%10,14140.09%2691.06%
2004 13,46163.99%7,46035.46%1150.55%
2000 9,27160.24%5,83137.89%2891.88%
1996 7,37650.74%6,01741.39%1,1437.86%
1992 7,26246.15%6,39240.63%2,08013.22%
1988 7,73063.68%4,31835.57%900.74%
1984 8,57163.73%4,87836.27%00.00%
1980 4,80939.00%7,17658.19%3462.81%
1976 3,73933.00%7,59367.00%00.00%
1972 7,18380.84%1,70219.16%00.00%
1968 3,07728.03%2,94926.86%4,95345.11%
1964 4,76346.56%5,46653.44%00.00%
1960 1,75328.37%4,42671.63%00.00%
1956 1,45823.10%4,85376.90%00.00%
1952 1,24919.08%5,29680.92%00.00%
1948 50610.94%3,44174.38%67914.68%
1944 2177.18%2,80592.79%10.03%
1940 1976.11%3,02293.76%40.12%
1936 361.44%2,45798.28%70.28%
1932 542.40%2,18597.07%120.53%
1928 41219.20%1,73480.80%00.00%
1924 755.28%1,25788.52%886.20%
1920 18117.90%83082.10%00.00%
1916 413.99%83581.23%15214.79%
1912 263.22%73691.20%455.58%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia
  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 209. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2003.
  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 20, 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 13, 2021.
  17. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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