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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 5,940 | — | |
1840 | 15,627 | 163.1% | |
1850 | 16,534 | 5.8% | |
1860 | 13,616 | −17.6% | |
1870 | 11,913 | −12.5% | |
1880 | 14,115 | 18.5% | |
1890 | 13,258 | −6.1% | |
1900 | 12,197 | −8.0% | |
1910 | 11,696 | −4.1% | |
1920 | 11,158 | −4.6% | |
1930 | 8,458 | −24.2% | |
1940 | 8,141 | −3.7% | |
1950 | 7,687 | −5.6% | |
1960 | 7,127 | −7.3% | |
1970 | 6,625 | −7.0% | |
1980 | 6,536 | −1.3% | |
1990 | 6,524 | −0.2% | |
2000 | 6,498 | −0.4% | |
2010 | 6,865 | 5.6% | |
2020 | 5,733 | −16.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 5,718 | [6] | −0.3% |
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] 2020 [16] |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 [17] | Pop 2010 [15] | Pop 2020 [16] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 2,354 | 2,639 | 2,427 | 36.23% | 38.44% | 42.33% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,974 | 4,039 | 3,056 | 61.16% | 58.83% | 53.31% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.09% |
Asian alone (NH) | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0.28% | 0.13% | 0.30% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.10% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 52 | 66 | 109 | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.90% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82 | 91 | 112 | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.95% |
Total | 6,498 | 6,865 | 5,733 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.
The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students. [18] The district headquarters is in Talbotton. [19]
Like most majority-African-American counties in Georgia, Talbot is a reliably Democratic county. Between 1880 and 2020, Talbot County has only voted Republican three times, although it also voted for American Independent segregationist George Wallace in 1968, Donald Trump's 39.50% in 2020 is the best number for a Republican since Nixon in the 1972 presidential election
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 1,483 | 43.89% | 1,888 | 55.87% | 8 | 0.24% |
2020 | 1,392 | 39.50% | 2,114 | 59.99% | 18 | 0.51% |
2016 | 1,196 | 36.68% | 2,002 | 61.39% | 63 | 1.93% |
2012 | 1,202 | 34.41% | 2,265 | 64.84% | 26 | 0.74% |
2008 | 1,301 | 35.15% | 2,369 | 64.01% | 31 | 0.84% |
2004 | 1,103 | 37.43% | 1,830 | 62.10% | 14 | 0.48% |
2000 | 844 | 33.35% | 1,662 | 65.67% | 25 | 0.99% |
1996 | 652 | 27.79% | 1,579 | 67.31% | 115 | 4.90% |
1992 | 671 | 25.02% | 1,768 | 65.92% | 243 | 9.06% |
1988 | 802 | 38.93% | 1,248 | 60.58% | 10 | 0.49% |
1984 | 778 | 34.24% | 1,494 | 65.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 572 | 25.50% | 1,635 | 72.89% | 36 | 1.60% |
1976 | 459 | 21.93% | 1,634 | 78.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 990 | 66.09% | 508 | 33.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 317 | 20.92% | 510 | 33.66% | 688 | 45.41% |
1964 | 679 | 51.99% | 627 | 48.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 207 | 21.17% | 771 | 78.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 136 | 16.08% | 710 | 83.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 175 | 20.52% | 678 | 79.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 92 | 11.33% | 582 | 71.67% | 138 | 17.00% |
1944 | 45 | 5.13% | 832 | 94.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 49 | 6.94% | 656 | 92.92% | 1 | 0.14% |
1936 | 41 | 4.86% | 796 | 94.42% | 6 | 0.71% |
1932 | 45 | 4.69% | 912 | 95.00% | 3 | 0.31% |
1928 | 74 | 12.13% | 536 | 87.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 33 | 6.27% | 491 | 93.35% | 2 | 0.38% |
1920 | 43 | 10.19% | 379 | 89.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 17 | 3.14% | 511 | 94.28% | 14 | 2.58% |
1912 | 8 | 1.48% | 446 | 82.44% | 87 | 16.08% |