Turner County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 9,006.[ 1] The county seat is Ashburn .[ 2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry G. Turner , U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.[ 3]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2 ), of which 285 square miles (740 km2 ) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2 ) (1.6%) is water.[ 4]
The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[ 5]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Communities
Cities/Unincorporated Communities
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1910 10,075 — 1920 12,466 23.7% 1930 11,196 −10.2% 1940 10,846 −3.1% 1950 10,479 −3.4% 1960 8,439 −19.5% 1970 8,790 4.2% 1980 9,510 8.2% 1990 8,703 −8.5% 2000 9,504 9.2% 2010 8,930 −6.0% 2020 9,006 0.9% 2023 (est.) 8,909 [ 6] −1.1%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.
Notable people
Politics
United States presidential election results for Turner County, Georgia[ 16]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
2,457
64.10%
1,365
35.61%
11
0.29%
2020
2,349
61.96%
1,409
37.17%
33
0.87%
2016
2,095
61.53%
1,246
36.59%
64
1.88%
2012
2,028
56.85%
1,510
42.33%
29
0.81%
2008
2,096
58.94%
1,427
40.13%
33
0.93%
2004
1,815
61.21%
1,135
38.28%
15
0.51%
2000
1,258
51.22%
1,169
47.60%
29
1.18%
1996
924
37.64%
1,272
51.81%
259
10.55%
1992
936
30.95%
1,669
55.19%
419
13.86%
1988
1,312
50.52%
1,122
43.20%
163
6.28%
1984
1,329
51.14%
1,270
48.86%
0
0.00%
1980
898
30.74%
1,990
68.13%
33
1.13%
1976
416
15.52%
2,265
84.48%
0
0.00%
1972
2,120
82.91%
437
17.09%
0
0.00%
1968
419
15.66%
412
15.40%
1,845
68.95%
1964
1,672
69.93%
719
30.07%
0
0.00%
1960
328
17.51%
1,545
82.49%
0
0.00%
1956
354
20.21%
1,398
79.79%
0
0.00%
1952
402
22.85%
1,357
77.15%
0
0.00%
1948
147
12.86%
774
67.72%
222
19.42%
1944
334
29.51%
797
70.41%
1
0.09%
1940
351
30.60%
791
68.96%
5
0.44%
1936
188
17.94%
860
82.06%
0
0.00%
1932
59
6.04%
909
93.04%
9
0.92%
1928
526
61.59%
328
38.41%
0
0.00%
1924
166
30.97%
338
63.06%
32
5.97%
1920
182
31.65%
393
68.35%
0
0.00%
1916
172
23.99%
400
55.79%
145
20.22%
1912
54
11.54%
382
81.62%
32
6.84%
See also
References
^ a b "State & County QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 233. 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 25, 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.
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
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