Worth County, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°33′N 83°51′W / 31.55°N 83.85°W / 31.55; -83.85
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Worth County
UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district8th
Websiteworthcountyboc.com

Worth County is a

metropolitan statistical area
.

History

Worth County was created from

Major General William J. Worth of New York.[3] In 1905, portions of Worth County were used to create Tift and Turner
counties.

Geography

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 571 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (0.7%) is water.[4]

The eastern third of Worth County, from west of

Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). A narrow portion of the western edge of Worth County is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River basin. Finally, a portion of the southwest of the county, north of Doerun, is located in the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Town

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18602,763—
18703,77836.7%
18805,89256.0%
189010,04870.5%
190018,66485.7%
191019,1472.6%
192023,86324.6%
193021,094−11.6%
194021,3741.3%
195019,357−9.4%
196016,682−13.8%
197014,770−11.5%
198018,06422.3%
199019,7459.3%
200021,96711.3%
201021,679−1.3%
202020,784−4.1%
2023 (est.)20,273[6]−2.5%
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]
Worth County racial composition as of 2020[16]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		14,427 69.41%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		5,255 25.28%
Native American
 49 0.24%
Asian
 87 0.42%
Pacific Islander
 8 0.04%
Other/Mixed
 577 2.78%
Latino
 381 1.83%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,784 people, 8,002 households, and 5,896 families residing in the county.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Worth County, Georgia[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 6,830 73.56% 2,395 25.79% 60 0.65%
2016 6,152 73.95% 2,020 24.28% 147 1.77%
2012 5,869 69.57% 2,487 29.48% 80 0.95%
2008 5,780 68.96% 2,542 30.33% 60 0.72%
2004 5,105 69.40% 2,219 30.17% 32 0.44%
2000 3,792 62.56% 2,214 36.53% 55 0.91%
1996 2,752 48.07% 2,300 40.17% 673 11.76%
1992 2,344 40.16% 2,578 44.17% 915 15.68%
1988 2,668 66.55% 1,311 32.70% 30 0.75%
1984 2,910 63.33% 1,685 36.67% 0 0.00%
1980 2,076 44.22% 2,567 54.68% 52 1.11%
1976 1,156 29.30% 2,790 70.70% 0 0.00%
1972 2,942 84.44% 542 15.56% 0 0.00%
1968 603 13.79% 720 16.47% 3,049 69.74%
1964 3,157 78.55% 862 21.45% 0 0.00%
1960 338 13.81% 2,110 86.19% 0 0.00%
1956 293 12.36% 2,078 87.64% 0 0.00%
1952 444 18.27% 1,986 81.73% 0 0.00%
1948 124 8.24% 1,159 77.06% 221 14.69%
1944 218 16.59% 1,096 83.41% 0 0.00%
1940 190 16.83% 936 82.91% 3 0.27%
1936 132 10.50% 1,124 89.42% 1 0.08%
1932 38 1.65% 2,269 98.23% 3 0.13%
1928 310 24.56% 952 75.44% 0 0.00%
1924 40 5.47% 616 84.27% 75 10.26%
1920 214 25.48% 626 74.52% 0 0.00%
1916 68 8.62% 690 87.45% 31 3.93%
1912 77 13.07% 500 84.89% 12 2.04%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Worth County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2003.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

External links

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