Greene County, Georgia
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Congressional district | 10th |
Website | www |
Greene County is a
History
Greene County was formed on February 3, 1786, from land given by Washington County.[4] It was named in honor of General Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.[5]
Geography
According to the
The majority of Greene County, west of a line between Woodville, Union Point, and White Plains, is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The northern half of the remainder of the county is located in the Little River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, while the southern half is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.[7]
Major highways
- Interstate 20
- U.S. Route 278
- State Route 12
- State Route 15
- State Route 44
- State Route 77
- State Route 402(unsigned designation for I-20)
Adjacent counties
- Oglethorpe County (north)
- Taliaferro County (east)
- Hancock County (southeast)
- Putnam County (southwest)
- Morgan County (west)
- Oconee County (northwest)
National protected area
- Oconee National Forest(part)
Communities
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Other
- Scull Shoals, an extinct town on the Oconee River.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | 5,405 | — | |
1800 | 10,761 | 99.1% | |
1810 | 11,679 | 8.5% | |
1820 | 13,589 | 16.4% | |
1830 | 12,549 | −7.7% | |
1840 | 11,690 | −6.8% | |
1850 | 13,068 | 11.8% | |
1860 | 12,652 | −3.2% | |
1870 | 12,454 | −1.6% | |
1880 | 17,547 | 40.9% | |
1890 | 17,051 | −2.8% | |
1900 | 16,542 | −3.0% | |
1910 | 18,512 | 11.9% | |
1920 | 18,972 | 2.5% | |
1930 | 12,616 | −33.5% | |
1940 | 13,709 | 8.7% | |
1950 | 12,843 | −6.3% | |
1960 | 11,193 | −12.8% | |
1970 | 10,212 | −8.8% | |
1980 | 11,391 | 11.5% | |
1990 | 11,793 | 3.5% | |
2000 | 14,406 | 22.2% | |
2010 | 15,994 | 11.0% | |
2020 | 18,915 | 18.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 20,722 | [8] | 9.6% |
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[17] 2020[1] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
11,126 | 58.82% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
5,783 | 30.57% |
Native American
|
28 | 0.15% |
Asian
|
174 | 0.92% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed
|
513 | 2.71% |
Latino
|
1,289 | 6.81% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,915 people, 7,132 households, and 4,975 families residing in the county.
Education
The county supports the Greene County School Board, Lake Oconee Academy and Nathanael Greene Academy.
Role in passage of the Georgia Indigent Defense Act
In 2001,
Politics
Prior to 2000, the only time Greene County failed to back a Democratic Party candidate in a presidential election was in 1972, when Richard Nixon won every county in Georgia and all but 130 counties nationwide. From 2000 onward, it has been consistently Republican. Mainly due to the growth of white residents moving to Reynolds Lake Oconee.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 7,066 | 62.83% | 4,087 | 36.34% | 94 | 0.84% |
2016 | 5,490 | 61.55% | 3,199 | 35.87% | 230 | 2.58% |
2012 | 5,071 | 60.90% | 3,201 | 38.44% | 55 | 0.66% |
2008 | 4,532 | 57.21% | 3,339 | 42.15% | 50 | 0.63% |
2004 | 4,069 | 59.17% | 2,774 | 40.34% | 34 | 0.49% |
2000 | 2,980 | 57.34% | 2,137 | 41.12% | 80 | 1.54% |
1996 | 1,702 | 42.39% | 2,115 | 52.68% | 198 | 4.93% |
1992 | 1,307 | 32.21% | 2,259 | 55.67% | 492 | 12.12% |
1988 | 1,432 | 43.93% | 1,818 | 55.77% | 10 | 0.31% |
1984 | 1,599 | 44.53% | 1,992 | 55.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 961 | 26.90% | 2,571 | 71.96% | 41 | 1.15% |
1976 | 652 | 20.46% | 2,534 | 79.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,679 | 64.63% | 919 | 35.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 652 | 18.58% | 1,635 | 46.58% | 1,223 | 34.84% |
1964 | 1,093 | 28.83% | 2,698 | 71.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 328 | 14.22% | 1,979 | 85.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 541 | 21.19% | 2,012 | 78.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 397 | 14.60% | 2,323 | 85.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 92 | 5.79% | 1,213 | 76.29% | 285 | 17.92% |
1944 | 144 | 10.33% | 1,246 | 89.38% | 4 | 0.29% |
1940 | 148 | 8.93% | 1,497 | 90.29% | 13 | 0.78% |
1936 | 86 | 5.96% | 1,348 | 93.35% | 10 | 0.69% |
1932 | 52 | 5.35% | 918 | 94.44% | 2 | 0.21% |
1928 | 245 | 28.10% | 627 | 71.90% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 77 | 9.86% | 558 | 71.45% | 146 | 18.69% |
1920 | 178 | 20.72% | 681 | 79.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 153 | 17.35% | 676 | 76.64% | 53 | 6.01% |
1912 | 150 | 21.90% | 525 | 76.64% | 10 | 1.46% |
See also
References
- ^ a b US 2020 Census Bureau report, Greene County, Georgia
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Greene 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.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 143.
- ^ "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. Retrieved November 19, 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 June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-8050-7447-5.
- ^ "Georgia Indigent Defense Act HB 770". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
External links
- Greene County historical marker
- Old Greene County "Gaol" historical marker