Jenkins County, Georgia
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Congressional district | 12th |
Website | www |
Jenkins County is a
History
Jenkins County was created on August 17, 1905, from portions of Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel and Screven counties, and named after the 44th Governor of Georgia, Charles Jones Jenkins.[3] The effort was spearheaded by Robert Gray Daniel (d. May 14, 1934), a director of the local Millen Bank, a 40-year member of the board of education and scion of the county's Daniel family who had large mercantile and farming enterprises.[4] The effect was to place the county seat of Millen in a position where the town could become a safe place for economic growth. But the first decade after formation was difficult due to lack of realistic economic planning and implementation. Local people were leaving for jobs in larger cities, and there were few new business start-ups.
During the Red Summer of 1919, there was a race riot on April 13, 1919 in Jenkins County, in which white mobs attacked the black community. Prosperous and respected local farmer Joe Ruffin, whose family had historically been slaves working the plantations of the Daniel family, was almost impoverished by the costs of his legal defense and vindication.[5]
Businesses in the county attract their workforce from throughout the area. Because the county population is relatively small, people notice that when jobs increase, the population increases. When an employer closes its business, the local population decreases as people seek opportunities elsewhere. For a number of years, the largest employer was Jockey International which employed manual and skilled laborers until reducing then closing operations in September 2007.[6] MI Windows and Doors had a long presence in the county at its manufacturing plant, closing in December 2007.[6]
Jenkins County owns the Millen Airport, which was established to increase local and regional transportation flexibility. Annual assessments show the airport has provided consistent benefit to the people and businesses in the county.[7]
Geography
According to the
Most of the southern portion of Jenkins County, from southwest of
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Burke County (north)
- Screven County (east)
- Bulloch County (south)
- Emanuel County (west)
Communities
City
Census-designated place
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 11,520 | — | |
1920 | 14,328 | 24.4% | |
1930 | 12,908 | −9.9% | |
1940 | 11,843 | −8.3% | |
1950 | 10,264 | −13.3% | |
1960 | 9,148 | −10.9% | |
1970 | 8,332 | −8.9% | |
1980 | 8,841 | 6.1% | |
1990 | 8,247 | −6.7% | |
2000 | 8,575 | 4.0% | |
2010 | 8,340 | −2.7% | |
2020 | 8,674 | 4.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 8,627 | [10] | −0.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790-1880[12] 1890-1910[13] 1920-1930[14] 1930-1940[15] 1940-1950[16] 1960-1980[17] 1980-2000[18] 2010[19] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
4,611 | 53.16% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
3,536 | 40.77% |
Native American
|
29 | 0.33% |
Asian
|
12 | 0.14% |
Pacific Islander
|
5 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed
|
178 | 2.05% |
Latino
|
303 | 3.49% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,674 people, 3,443 households, and 2,095 families residing in the county.
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,161 | 62.55% | 1,266 | 36.64% | 28 | 0.81% |
2016 | 1,895 | 62.01% | 1,123 | 36.75% | 38 | 1.24% |
2012 | 1,887 | 55.60% | 1,488 | 43.84% | 19 | 0.56% |
2008 | 1,936 | 56.25% | 1,482 | 43.06% | 24 | 0.70% |
2004 | 1,898 | 55.74% | 1,494 | 43.88% | 13 | 0.38% |
2000 | 1,317 | 50.79% | 1,250 | 48.21% | 26 | 1.00% |
1996 | 955 | 38.77% | 1,336 | 54.24% | 172 | 6.98% |
1992 | 929 | 34.05% | 1,401 | 51.36% | 398 | 14.59% |
1988 | 1,288 | 57.30% | 953 | 42.39% | 7 | 0.31% |
1984 | 1,399 | 55.80% | 1,108 | 44.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 824 | 33.05% | 1,632 | 65.46% | 37 | 1.48% |
1976 | 563 | 23.63% | 1,820 | 76.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,769 | 78.52% | 484 | 21.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 574 | 22.71% | 704 | 27.86% | 1,249 | 49.43% |
1964 | 1,509 | 62.43% | 908 | 37.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 313 | 18.78% | 1,354 | 81.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 261 | 20.70% | 1,000 | 79.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 368 | 23.99% | 1,166 | 76.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 98 | 10.11% | 595 | 61.40% | 276 | 28.48% |
1944 | 101 | 12.64% | 698 | 87.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 69 | 6.82% | 940 | 92.98% | 2 | 0.20% |
1936 | 32 | 3.51% | 880 | 96.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 20 | 3.77% | 510 | 96.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 332 | 44.80% | 409 | 55.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 16 | 6.67% | 200 | 83.33% | 24 | 10.00% |
1920 | 49 | 12.89% | 331 | 87.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 20 | 4.66% | 402 | 93.71% | 7 | 1.63% |
1912 | 17 | 5.70% | 272 | 91.28% | 9 | 3.02% |
See also
- Camp Lawton (Georgia)
- Central Savannah River Area
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jenkins County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jenkins County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^ "Operation Fatal for R.G. Daniel Leading Millen Citizen. Butler Herald (Butler, Georgia) May 17, 1934. Accessed via genealogytrails.com on April 26, 2023.
- ^ oe Ruffin Wins Vindication Savannah. Cumming North Georgian (Cumming, Georgia) June 8, 1923. Accessed via genealogytrails.com on April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Plant Closing Devastates Millen". Statesboro Herald, updated November 19, 2007. Accessed April 26, 2023.
- ^ Economic Impact Report for Millen Airport. Georgia Department of Transportation. September 2020. Accessed April 26, 2023.
- ^ "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 20, 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 23, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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