Talbot County, Georgia
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | talbotcountyga |
Talbot County is a
History
Talbot County was created from a portion of
was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.Geography
According to the
The county straddles the
The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Upson County - northeast
- Taylor County - southeast
- Marion County - south
- Chattahoochee County - southwest
- Muscogee County - west-southwest
- Harris County - west
- Meriwether County - north
Railroads
- Fitzgerald Subdivision
- Norfolk Southern ColumbusDistrict
Communities
Cities
- Talbotton (county seat)
- Woodland
- Manchester (part)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 5,940 | — | |
1840 | 15,627 | 163.1% | |
1850 | 16,534 | 5.8% | |
1860 | 13,616 | −17.6% | |
1870 | 11,913 | −12.5% | |
1880 | 14,115 | 18.5% | |
1890 | 13,258 | −6.1% | |
1900 | 12,197 | −8.0% | |
1910 | 11,696 | −4.1% | |
1920 | 11,158 | −4.6% | |
1930 | 8,458 | −24.2% | |
1940 | 8,141 | −3.7% | |
1950 | 7,687 | −5.6% | |
1960 | 7,127 | −7.3% | |
1970 | 6,625 | −7.0% | |
1980 | 6,536 | −1.3% | |
1990 | 6,524 | −0.2% | |
2000 | 6,498 | −0.4% | |
2010 | 6,865 | 5.6% | |
2020 | 5,733 | −16.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 5,718 | [6] | −0.3% |
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] 2020[16] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000[17] | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
2,354 | 2,639 | 2,427 | 36.23% | 38.44% | 42.33% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
3,974 | 4,039 | 3,056 | 61.16% | 58.83% | 53.31% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
14 | 18 | 5 | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.09% |
Asian alone (NH) | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0.28% | 0.13% | 0.30% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.10% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 52 | 66 | 109 | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.90% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82 | 91 | 112 | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.95% |
Total | 6,498 | 6,865 | 5,733 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.
Education
The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students.[18] The district headquarters is in Talbotton.[19]
Politics
Like most majority-African-American counties in Georgia, Talbot is a reliably Democratic county. Between 1880 and 2020, Talbot County has only voted Republican three times, although it also voted for American Independent segregationist George Wallace in 1968.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,392 | 39.50% | 2,114 | 59.99% | 18 | 0.51% |
2016 | 1,196 | 36.68% | 2,002 | 61.39% | 63 | 1.93% |
2012 | 1,202 | 34.41% | 2,265 | 64.84% | 26 | 0.74% |
2008 | 1,301 | 35.15% | 2,369 | 64.01% | 31 | 0.84% |
2004 | 1,103 | 37.43% | 1,830 | 62.10% | 14 | 0.48% |
2000 | 844 | 33.35% | 1,662 | 65.67% | 25 | 0.99% |
1996 | 652 | 27.79% | 1,579 | 67.31% | 115 | 4.90% |
1992 | 671 | 25.02% | 1,768 | 65.92% | 243 | 9.06% |
1988 | 802 | 38.93% | 1,248 | 60.58% | 10 | 0.49% |
1984 | 778 | 34.24% | 1,494 | 65.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 572 | 25.50% | 1,635 | 72.89% | 36 | 1.60% |
1976 | 459 | 21.93% | 1,634 | 78.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 990 | 66.09% | 508 | 33.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 317 | 20.92% | 510 | 33.66% | 688 | 45.41% |
1964 | 679 | 51.99% | 627 | 48.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 207 | 21.17% | 771 | 78.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 136 | 16.08% | 710 | 83.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 175 | 20.52% | 678 | 79.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 92 | 11.33% | 582 | 71.67% | 138 | 17.00% |
1944 | 45 | 5.13% | 832 | 94.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 49 | 6.94% | 656 | 92.92% | 1 | 0.14% |
1936 | 41 | 4.86% | 796 | 94.42% | 6 | 0.71% |
1932 | 45 | 4.69% | 912 | 95.00% | 3 | 0.31% |
1928 | 74 | 12.13% | 536 | 87.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 33 | 6.27% | 491 | 93.35% | 2 | 0.38% |
1920 | 43 | 10.19% | 379 | 89.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 17 | 3.14% | 511 | 94.28% | 14 | 2.58% |
1912 | 8 | 1.48% | 446 | 82.44% | 87 | 16.08% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Talbot County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
- USS Talbot County landing ship named for Talbot County, Maryland and Talbot County, Georgia
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^ "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 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. p. 253.
- ^ "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 - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link], Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.