Clinch County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,749.[ 1] The county seat is Homerville .[ 2] The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch .[ 3]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km2 ), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2 ) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2 ) (2.9%) is water.[ 4] It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas .
The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont , located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.[ 5]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
National protected area
Communities
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated Communities
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1850 637 — 1860 3,063 380.8% 1870 3,945 28.8% 1880 4,138 4.9% 1890 6,652 60.8% 1900 8,732 31.3% 1910 8,424 −3.5% 1920 7,984 −5.2% 1930 7,015 −12.1% 1940 6,437 −8.2% 1950 6,007 −6.7% 1960 6,545 9.0% 1970 6,405 −2.1% 1980 6,660 4.0% 1990 6,160 −7.5% 2000 6,878 11.7% 2010 6,798 −1.2% 2020 6,749 −0.7% 2023 (est.) 6,746 [ 6] 0.0%
Clinch County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic )
Pop 2000[ 17]
Pop 2010[ 15]
Pop 2020[ 16]
% 2000
% 2010
% 2020
White alone (NH)
4,713
4,536
4,256
68.52%
66.73%
63.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)
2,019
1,876
1,950
29.35%
27.60%
28.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
27
38
30
0.39%
0.56%
0.44%
Asian alone (NH)
8
13
22
0.12%
0.19%
0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)
0
4
7
0.00%
0.06%
0.10%
Other race alone (NH)
3
16
31
0.04%
0.24%
0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
54
79
200
0.79%
1.16%
2.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
54
236
253
0.79%
3.47%
3.75%
Total
6,878
6,798
6,749
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.
Education
Politics
United States presidential election results for Clinch County, Georgia[ 18]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
2,201
75.69%
702
24.14%
5
0.17%
2020
2,105
73.55%
744
26.00%
13
0.45%
2016
1,727
70.09%
686
27.84%
51
2.07%
2012
1,598
64.57%
852
34.42%
25
1.01%
2008
1,678
62.10%
989
36.60%
35
1.30%
2004
1,501
66.18%
750
33.07%
17
0.75%
2000
1,091
56.56%
816
42.30%
22
1.14%
1996
789
40.42%
973
49.85%
190
9.73%
1992
790
43.00%
759
41.32%
288
15.68%
1988
863
58.91%
594
40.55%
8
0.55%
1984
862
57.97%
625
42.03%
0
0.00%
1980
513
27.52%
1,325
71.08%
26
1.39%
1976
383
21.31%
1,414
78.69%
0
0.00%
1972
1,127
82.50%
239
17.50%
0
0.00%
1968
304
17.08%
334
18.76%
1,142
64.16%
1964
1,084
60.56%
706
39.44%
0
0.00%
1960
397
30.66%
898
69.34%
0
0.00%
1956
518
24.73%
1,577
75.27%
0
0.00%
1952
350
23.06%
1,168
76.94%
0
0.00%
1948
168
9.63%
1,283
73.57%
293
16.80%
1944
64
9.91%
582
90.09%
0
0.00%
1940
63
5.67%
1,049
94.33%
0
0.00%
1936
71
6.60%
1,002
93.21%
2
0.19%
1932
11
2.32%
461
97.26%
2
0.42%
1928
143
16.63%
717
83.37%
0
0.00%
1924
13
4.91%
235
88.68%
17
6.42%
1920
77
20.75%
294
79.25%
0
0.00%
1916
8
1.84%
374
85.98%
53
12.18%
1912
9
2.65%
283
83.24%
48
14.12%
Notable people
See also
References
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Clinch County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 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.
^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinch County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau .
^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinch County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau .
^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clinch County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
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