Taylor County, Georgia
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Taylor County is a
History
Taylor County was created on January 15, 1852, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly from portions of Macon, Marion and Talbot counties. The county is named for Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States.[3]
Taylor County is also widely known for its history of racism and Jim Crow era subjugation of its African-American populace, which continued long into the 20th century.[4][5] An especially egregious case is the 1946 lynching of Maceo Snipes, a World War II veteran and the first African-American to vote in Taylor County, for which he was murdered by the KKK on his doorstep in the hours following. Although not immediately succumbing to his wounds, Mr. Snipes death was eventually caused by the lack of availability of "black blood", or transfusions from a black person, at a Butler, Georgia hospital to which he was forced to walk three miles with gunshot wounds to his back. The murderers were never tried or otherwise held to account for their crimes, despite the involvement of the FBI. Mr. Snipes' murder was a motivating factor in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first and only letter to the Atlanta Constitution at age 17, decrying the terrorism experienced by black citizens[6] in the state at that time, which occurred largely at the hands of or with the blessing of the local and state authorities.[7][8]
Geography
According to the
Taylor County is dissected by the
The county is driven by a largely agricultural economy. Peaches, strawberries, pecans, peanuts, watermelons, and cotton are the most commonly raised crops. Lumbering is also important to the local economy. The county is heavily forested in most areas due in part to the many large plantation pine farms. There are also many desirable hardwood forests, especially along the Flint River basin and tributary streams. The southwestern portion of the county is covered with large sandhills that have given rise to several stable sand mining operations.
The county supports a very healthy population of animals, including
The dominant tree species are
The vast majority of Taylor County is located in the Upper
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Upson County (north)
- Crawford County (northeast)
- Peach County (east)
- Macon County (southeast)
- Schley County (south)
- Marion County (southwest)
- Talbot County (northwest)
Communities
City
Town
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 5,998 | — | |
1870 | 7,143 | 19.1% | |
1880 | 8,597 | 20.4% | |
1890 | 8,666 | 0.8% | |
1900 | 9,846 | 13.6% | |
1910 | 10,839 | 10.1% | |
1920 | 11,473 | 5.8% | |
1930 | 10,617 | −7.5% | |
1940 | 10,768 | 1.4% | |
1950 | 9,113 | −15.4% | |
1960 | 8,311 | −8.8% | |
1970 | 7,865 | −5.4% | |
1980 | 7,902 | 0.5% | |
1990 | 7,642 | −3.3% | |
2000 | 8,815 | 15.3% | |
2010 | 8,906 | 1.0% | |
2020 | 7,816 | −12.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 7,758 | [11] | −0.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1790-1880[13] 1890-1910[14] 1920-1930[15] 1930-1940[16] 1940-1950[17] 1960-1980[18] 1980-2000[19] 2010[20] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
4,584 | 58.65% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
2,807 | 35.91% |
Native American
|
27 | 0.35% |
Asian
|
29 | 0.37% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed
|
199 | 2.55% |
Latino
|
168 | 2.15% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,816 people, 3,473 households, and 2,208 families residing in the county.
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,420 | 62.99% | 1,388 | 36.13% | 34 | 0.88% |
2016 | 2,064 | 60.56% | 1,296 | 38.03% | 48 | 1.41% |
2012 | 1,948 | 55.03% | 1,572 | 44.41% | 20 | 0.56% |
2008 | 2,021 | 56.34% | 1,536 | 42.82% | 30 | 0.84% |
2004 | 1,912 | 56.52% | 1,458 | 43.10% | 13 | 0.38% |
2000 | 1,412 | 50.79% | 1,340 | 48.20% | 28 | 1.01% |
1996 | 1,002 | 37.77% | 1,450 | 54.66% | 201 | 7.58% |
1992 | 1,078 | 37.53% | 1,508 | 52.51% | 286 | 9.96% |
1988 | 1,145 | 50.13% | 1,134 | 49.65% | 5 | 0.22% |
1984 | 1,292 | 49.09% | 1,340 | 50.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 815 | 30.21% | 1,845 | 68.38% | 38 | 1.41% |
1976 | 504 | 20.44% | 1,962 | 79.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,580 | 75.45% | 514 | 24.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 393 | 14.50% | 691 | 25.50% | 1,626 | 60.00% |
1964 | 1,372 | 55.55% | 1,097 | 44.41% | 1 | 0.04% |
1960 | 365 | 23.31% | 1,201 | 76.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 276 | 16.88% | 1,359 | 83.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 277 | 14.16% | 1,679 | 85.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 99 | 8.99% | 638 | 57.95% | 364 | 33.06% |
1944 | 269 | 25.82% | 773 | 74.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 213 | 21.07% | 796 | 78.73% | 2 | 0.20% |
1936 | 147 | 15.96% | 771 | 83.71% | 3 | 0.33% |
1932 | 44 | 6.01% | 685 | 93.58% | 3 | 0.41% |
1928 | 353 | 37.43% | 590 | 62.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 96 | 19.75% | 370 | 76.13% | 20 | 4.12% |
1920 | 211 | 30.06% | 491 | 69.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 113 | 19.65% | 405 | 70.43% | 57 | 9.91% |
1912 | 98 | 21.44% | 342 | 74.84% | 17 | 3.72% |
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Taylor 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.
- ^ Klibanoff, Hank (October 13, 2010). "Maceo Snipes – The Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project". Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Barry, Dan (October 13, 2020). "Killing and Segregated Plaque Divide Town". The New York Times.
- ^ "4359004-GBI-Moore-s-Ford-File". October 13, 2020.
- ^ Kaminsky, Mia (October 13, 2020). "Self-Defense Alibis and the Myth of Black Criminality". Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Black Veterans Killed in Fight for Democracy in U.S."
- ^ "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 22, 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 December 18, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
External links
- For One Night (2006) at IMDb
- Official Site: http://taylorcountyga.com