Dooly County, Georgia
Dooly County | |
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | doolycountyga |
Dooly County is a
Creek Nation
.
The entire county of Crisp and parts of Macon, Pulaski, Turner, Wilcox and Worth counties were formed from Dooly's original borders.
Geography
According to the
Atlantic coastal plain
region of the state.
The western two-thirds of Dooly County, from west of
Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern and eastern portion of Dooly County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very southeastern corner of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin.[5]
Major highways
- Interstate 75
- U.S. Route 41
- State Route 7
- State Route 27
- State Route 90
- State Route 215
- State Route 230
- State Route 230 Connector
- State Route 257
- State Route 329
- State Route 401(unsigned designation for I-75)
Adjacent counties
- Houston County - northeast
- Pulaski County - east
- Wilcox County - southeast
- Crisp County - south
- Sumter County - west
- Macon County - northwest
Communities
Cities
Towns
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 2,135 | — | |
1840 | 4,427 | 107.4% | |
1850 | 8,361 | 88.9% | |
1860 | 8,917 | 6.6% | |
1870 | 9,790 | 9.8% | |
1880 | 12,420 | 26.9% | |
1890 | 18,146 | 46.1% | |
1900 | 26,567 | 46.4% | |
1910 | 20,554 | −22.6% | |
1920 | 20,522 | −0.2% | |
1930 | 18,025 | −12.2% | |
1940 | 16,886 | −6.3% | |
1950 | 14,159 | −16.1% | |
1960 | 11,474 | −19.0% | |
1970 | 10,404 | −9.3% | |
1980 | 10,826 | 4.1% | |
1990 | 9,901 | −8.5% | |
2000 | 11,525 | 16.4% | |
2010 | 14,918 | 29.4% | |
2020 | 11,208 | −24.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 10,981 | [6] | −2.0% |
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] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
6,461 | 4,611 | 43.31% | 41.14% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
7,381 | 5,540 | 49.48% | 49.43% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
16 | 17 | 0.11% | 0.15% |
Asian alone (NH) | 93 | 51 | 0.62% | 0.46% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 3 | 2 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 14 | 0.04% | 0.12% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 96 | 176 | 0.64% | 1.57% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 862 | 797 | 5.78% | 7.11% |
Total | 14,918 | 11,208 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,208 people, 5,020 households, and 3,350 families residing in the county.
Economy
The Big Pig Jig, Georgia's official State Barbecue Cooking Championship, is held annually in Fall in Dooly County and attracts a national audience. The county is also notable for cotton and peanut production.
Education
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,159 | 52.58% | 1,911 | 46.54% | 36 | 0.88% |
2016 | 1,951 | 50.56% | 1,872 | 48.51% | 36 | 0.93% |
2012 | 1,985 | 46.14% | 2,285 | 53.11% | 32 | 0.74% |
2008 | 1,991 | 47.85% | 2,138 | 51.38% | 32 | 0.77% |
2004 | 1,853 | 48.18% | 1,973 | 51.30% | 20 | 0.52% |
2000 | 1,588 | 45.11% | 1,901 | 54.01% | 31 | 0.88% |
1996 | 990 | 31.33% | 1,951 | 61.74% | 219 | 6.93% |
1992 | 1,034 | 30.53% | 1,993 | 58.84% | 360 | 10.63% |
1988 | 1,386 | 45.88% | 1,613 | 53.39% | 22 | 0.73% |
1984 | 1,435 | 45.40% | 1,726 | 54.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 1,083 | 30.93% | 2,364 | 67.50% | 55 | 1.57% |
1976 | 655 | 21.16% | 2,441 | 78.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,904 | 76.34% | 590 | 23.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 454 | 14.48% | 879 | 28.03% | 1,803 | 57.49% |
1964 | 1,662 | 53.05% | 1,471 | 46.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 220 | 11.26% | 1,733 | 88.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 174 | 8.59% | 1,851 | 91.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 197 | 10.05% | 1,764 | 89.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 22 | 3.37% | 577 | 88.50% | 53 | 8.13% |
1944 | 87 | 9.33% | 845 | 90.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 124 | 9.27% | 1,209 | 90.43% | 4 | 0.30% |
1936 | 41 | 2.97% | 1,339 | 97.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 8 | 0.70% | 1,139 | 98.96% | 4 | 0.35% |
1928 | 156 | 17.33% | 744 | 82.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 45 | 7.06% | 590 | 92.62% | 2 | 0.31% |
1920 | 39 | 6.69% | 544 | 93.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 31 | 4.04% | 737 | 95.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 33 | 5.10% | 609 | 94.13% | 5 | 0.77% |
Notable people
- John Dooly after whom the county was named
- Rooney L. Bowen, Georgia businessman and politician
- George Busbee, governor of Georgia
- Walter F. George, U.S. Senator
- Jody Powell, press secretary and aide to Jimmy Carter
- Roger Kingdom, Olympic gold medalist in track and field
- David Ragan, NASCAR driver
- Keith Mumphery, NFL player
- Julian Webb, judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals and member of the Georgia State Senate.
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Dooly County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 108.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dooly County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dooly County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
External links
- Georgia.gov Dooly County history Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- GeorgiaInfo Dooly County Courthouse info
- Dooly County historical marker