Turner County, Georgia

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Turner County
County
Turner County Courthouse from SE corner.JPG
Turner County Courthouse (Built 1907), Ashburn
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Flag
Map of Georgia highlighting Turner County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°43′N83°38′W / 31.72°N 83.63°W / 31.72; -83.63
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedAugust 18, 1905;119 years ago (1905)
Named for Henry Gray Turner
Seat Ashburn
Largest cityAshburn
Area
 • Total290 sq mi (800 km2)
 • Land285 sq mi (740 km2)
 • Water4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,006
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website www.turnercountygeorgia.com

Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006. [1] The county seat is Ashburn. [2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice. [3]

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (1.6%) is water. [4]

The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 10,075—
1920 12,46623.7%
1930 11,196−10.2%
1940 10,846−3.1%
1950 10,479−3.4%
1960 8,439−19.5%
1970 8,7904.2%
1980 9,5108.2%
1990 8,703−8.5%
2000 9,5049.2%
2010 8,930−6.0%
2020 9,0060.9%
2023 (est.)8,909 [6] −1.1%
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 [1]
Turner County racial composition as of 2020 [15]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)4,70052.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,64440.46%
Native American 70.08%
Asian 490.54%
Other/Mixed 2342.6%
Hispanic or Latino 3724.13%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.

Notable people

Turner County is home to Paramedics Curtis Pylant and Brian Meadows who were awarded the Georgia Department of Public Health's first ever Medal of Honor for risking their lives to save a victim's life in a vehicle crash during a dramatic rescue.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Turner County, Georgia [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 2,34961.96%1,40937.17%330.87%
2016 2,09561.53%1,24636.59%641.88%
2012 2,02856.85%1,51042.33%290.81%
2008 2,09658.94%1,42740.13%330.93%
2004 1,81561.21%1,13538.28%150.51%
2000 1,25851.22%1,16947.60%291.18%
1996 92437.64%1,27251.81%25910.55%
1992 93630.95%1,66955.19%41913.86%
1988 1,31250.52%1,12243.20%1636.28%
1984 1,32951.14%1,27048.86%00.00%
1980 89830.74%1,99068.13%331.13%
1976 41615.52%2,26584.48%00.00%
1972 2,12082.91%43717.09%00.00%
1968 41915.66%41215.40%1,84568.95%
1964 1,67269.93%71930.07%00.00%
1960 32817.51%1,54582.49%00.00%
1956 35420.21%1,39879.79%00.00%
1952 40222.85%1,35777.15%00.00%
1948 14712.86%77467.72%22219.42%
1944 33429.51%79770.41%10.09%
1940 35130.60%79168.96%50.44%
1936 18817.94%86082.06%00.00%
1932 596.04%90993.04%90.92%
1928 52661.59%32838.41%00.00%
1924 16630.97%33863.06%325.97%
1920 18231.65%39368.35%00.00%
1916 17223.99%40055.79%14520.22%
1912 5411.54%38281.62%326.84%

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  5. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
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  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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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