Schley County, Georgia

Coordinates: 32°16′0″N 84°17′59″W / 32.26667°N 84.29972°W / 32.26667; -84.29972
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Schley County
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Schley County (/slaɪ/ SLY)[1] is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547.[2] The county seat is Ellaville.[3]

Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley.[1]

History

The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1857, and is named for William Schley, United States Representative and thirty-sixth governor of Georgia.[4]

The first county courthouse was built in 1858. The present Schley County Courthouse dates from 1899.[5]

Geography

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 168 square miles (440 km2), of which 167 square miles (430 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.[6]

The central portion of Schley County, roughly north of

Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The southwestern portion of Schley County, southwest of Ellaville, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.[7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18604,633—
18705,12910.7%
18805,3023.4%
18905,4432.7%
19005,4991.0%
19105,213−5.2%
19205,2430.6%
19305,3472.0%
19405,033−5.9%
19504,036−19.8%
19603,256−19.3%
19703,097−4.9%
19803,43310.8%
19904,86141.6%
20005,2337.7%
20105,010−4.3%
20204,547−9.2%
2023 (est.)4,526[8]−0.5%
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]
Schley County racial composition as of 2020[18]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		3,357 73.83%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		863 18.98%
Native American
 4 0.09%
Asian
 20 0.44%
Pacific Islander
 2 0.04%
Other/Mixed
 126 2.77%
Latino
 175 3.85%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,547 people, 1,864 households, and 1,452 families residing in the county.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Schley County, Georgia[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 1,800 79.12% 462 20.31% 13 0.57%
2016 1,472 76.55% 401 20.85% 50 2.60%
2012 1,286 73.40% 448 25.57% 18 1.03%
2008 1,252 72.00% 479 27.54% 8 0.46%
2004 1,063 69.39% 464 30.29% 5 0.33%
2000 706 60.03% 460 39.12% 10 0.85%
1996 470 40.17% 576 49.23% 124 10.60%
1992 511 39.43% 601 46.37% 184 14.20%
1988 635 58.91% 439 40.72% 4 0.37%
1984 614 60.37% 403 39.63% 0 0.00%
1980 453 41.75% 613 56.50% 19 1.75%
1976 268 25.50% 783 74.50% 0 0.00%
1972 694 81.07% 162 18.93% 0 0.00%
1968 164 15.02% 309 28.30% 619 56.68%
1964 577 60.48% 377 39.52% 0 0.00%
1960 138 22.81% 467 77.19% 0 0.00%
1956 117 20.97% 441 79.03% 0 0.00%
1952 148 25.34% 436 74.66% 0 0.00%
1948 43 11.47% 257 68.53% 75 20.00%
1944 37 10.11% 329 89.89% 0 0.00%
1940 69 12.73% 471 86.90% 2 0.37%
1936 43 9.31% 419 90.69% 0 0.00%
1932 8 1.96% 398 97.55% 2 0.49%
1928 77 19.01% 328 80.99% 0 0.00%
1924 12 4.27% 266 94.66% 3 1.07%
1920 53 18.40% 235 81.60% 0 0.00%
1916 35 13.51% 222 85.71% 2 0.77%
1912 19 8.09% 213 90.64% 3 1.28%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gurr, Steve (July 9, 2022). "Schley County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Schley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2003.
  5. ISBN 978-1135948597
    . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  16. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  18. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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