Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County | |
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Coordinates: 32°28′N 82°56′W / 32.46°N 82.93°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | December 10, 1807 |
Named for | John Laurens |
Seat | Dublin |
Largest city | Dublin |
Area | |
• Total | 818 sq mi (2,120 km2) |
• Land | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,570 |
• Density | 60/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Website | www |
Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570,[1] up from 48,434 in 2010.[2] The county seat is Dublin.[3] The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens,[4] an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area.
History
[edit]Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson and Washington Counties.[5] During the Red Summer of 1919, racial tensions increased in the area, leading to the Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919.
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 818 square miles (2,120 km2), of which 807 square miles (2,090 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.4%) is water.[6] It is the third-largest county in Georgia by land area and fourth-largest by total area.
The majority of Laurens County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The southwestern corner of the county, defined by a line that runs west from Chester through Rentz to U.S. Route 441, and then southeast toward Glenwood, is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. A small and narrow sliver of the eastern edge of the county, from east of Lovett to northeast of Rockledge, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.[7] The county has several swamps along with Oconee river including Cow Hell Swamp.
Major highways
[edit]- Interstate 16
- U.S. Route 80
- U.S. Route 319
- U.S. Route 441
U.S. Route 441 Bypass (around Dublin)- State Route 19
- State Route 26
- State Route 29
- State Route 31
- State Route 46
- State Route 86
- State Route 117
- State Route 126
- State Route 199
- State Route 257
- State Route 278
- State Route 338
- State Route 404 (unsigned designation for I-16)
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Johnson County – northeast
- Treutlen County – east
- Wheeler County – south
- Dodge County – southwest
- Bleckley County – west
- Wilkinson County – northwest
- Twiggs County – northwest
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]Towns
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]- Alcorns
- Alligood
- Baston
- Brewton
- Catlin
- Cedar Grove
- Chappells Mill
- Condor
- Five Points
- Five Points
- Garretta
- Harlow
- Haskins Crossing
- Holly Hills
- Kewanee
- Laurens Hill
- Lollie
- Lovett
- Lowery
- Midway
- Minter
- Moores
- Nameless
- Old Condor
- Rockledge
- Shewmake
- Spring Hill
- Tuckers Crossroad
- Tweed
- Vincent
- Whipples Crossing
Ghost towns
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1810 | 2,210 | — | |
1820 | 5,436 | 146.0% | |
1830 | 5,589 | 2.8% | |
1840 | 5,585 | −0.1% | |
1850 | 6,442 | 15.3% | |
1860 | 6,998 | 8.6% | |
1870 | 7,834 | 11.9% | |
1880 | 10,053 | 28.3% | |
1890 | 13,747 | 36.7% | |
1900 | 25,908 | 88.5% | |
1910 | 35,501 | 37.0% | |
1920 | 39,605 | 11.6% | |
1930 | 32,693 | −17.5% | |
1940 | 33,606 | 2.8% | |
1950 | 33,123 | −1.4% | |
1960 | 32,313 | −2.4% | |
1970 | 32,738 | 1.3% | |
1980 | 36,990 | 13.0% | |
1990 | 39,988 | 8.1% | |
2000 | 44,874 | 12.2% | |
2010 | 48,434 | 7.9% | |
2020 | 49,570 | 2.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 49,941 | [8] | 0.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1930-1940[13] 1940-1950[14] 1960-1980[15] 1980-2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[18] |
2020 Census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[19] | Pop 2010[17] | Pop 2020[18] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 28,199 | 28,920 | 27,881 | 62.84% | 59.71% | 56.25% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,417 | 17,268 | 18,219 | 34.36% | 35.65% | 36.75% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 80 | 87 | 80 | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.16% |
Asian alone (NH) | 361 | 478 | 507 | 0.80% | 0.99% | 1.02% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Other race alone (NH) | 44 | 41 | 141 | 0.10% | 0.08% | 0.28% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 232 | 493 | 1,304 | 0.52% | 1.02% | 2.63% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 529 | 1,143 | 1,424 | 1.18% | 2.36% | 2.87% |
Total | 44,874 | 48,434 | 49,570 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,570 people, 17,142 households, and 11,549 families residing in the county.
Education
[edit]Laurens County School District operates the county's public schools.
Notable people
[edit]- Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, founder of the first woman's secret society established at a girls' college was born here.
- Karl Slover, one of the oldest living Munchkins from Wizard of Oz (1939 film).
- Demaryius Thomas, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos
- Anthony Johnson, mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC)
Politics
[edit]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 15,460 | 66.20% | 7,820 | 33.49% | 72 | 0.31% |
2020 | 14,493 | 63.76% | 8,074 | 35.52% | 164 | 0.72% |
2016 | 12,411 | 63.33% | 6,752 | 34.46% | 433 | 2.21% |
2012 | 11,950 | 60.85% | 7,513 | 38.26% | 176 | 0.90% |
2008 | 12,052 | 60.37% | 7,769 | 38.92% | 142 | 0.71% |
2004 | 10,883 | 63.05% | 6,281 | 36.39% | 97 | 0.56% |
2000 | 8,133 | 57.94% | 5,724 | 40.78% | 179 | 1.28% |
1996 | 6,118 | 47.79% | 5,792 | 45.24% | 893 | 6.97% |
1992 | 6,146 | 43.72% | 6,184 | 43.99% | 1,729 | 12.30% |
1988 | 6,929 | 57.89% | 4,879 | 40.76% | 162 | 1.35% |
1984 | 7,181 | 56.76% | 5,471 | 43.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 4,392 | 35.07% | 7,860 | 62.76% | 271 | 2.16% |
1976 | 3,281 | 27.58% | 8,617 | 72.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 7,350 | 77.53% | 2,130 | 22.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 2,738 | 21.33% | 3,451 | 26.88% | 6,649 | 51.79% |
1964 | 5,457 | 58.76% | 3,828 | 41.22% | 2 | 0.02% |
1960 | 1,884 | 28.84% | 4,648 | 71.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,189 | 18.95% | 5,085 | 81.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,046 | 17.30% | 5,001 | 82.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 268 | 7.05% | 2,325 | 61.12% | 1,211 | 31.83% |
1944 | 498 | 16.37% | 2,544 | 83.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 435 | 15.79% | 2,316 | 84.07% | 4 | 0.15% |
1936 | 304 | 10.37% | 2,620 | 89.39% | 7 | 0.24% |
1932 | 38 | 1.71% | 2,188 | 98.25% | 1 | 0.04% |
1928 | 470 | 19.13% | 1,987 | 80.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 121 | 9.31% | 1,127 | 86.76% | 51 | 3.93% |
1920 | 350 | 23.07% | 1,167 | 76.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 143 | 9.69% | 1,269 | 85.98% | 64 | 4.34% |
1912 | 92 | 7.52% | 1,107 | 90.52% | 24 | 1.96% |
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Laurens County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
[edit]- ^ US 2020 Census Bureau report, Laurens County, Georgia
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- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Laurens County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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