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County in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147.[1] The county seat is Donalsonville.[2]
Seminole County | |
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Seminole County Courthouse in Donalsonville | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 30°56′N 84°52′W | |
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Founded | November 2, 1920 |
Named for | Seminole tribe |
Seat | Donalsonville |
Largest city | Donalsonville |
Area | |
• Total | 257 sq mi (670 km2) |
• Land | 235 sq mi (610 km2) |
• Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 8.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,147 |
• Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | seminolecountyga.com |
The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the Chattahoochee River basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the Florida Everglades. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole chief Osceola was born in what is today Seminole County.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 257 square miles (670 km2), of which 235 square miles (610 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (8.3%) is water.[4]
The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's entire western border with Florida is located in the Lower Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of Lake Seminole, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in Georgia that borders both Alabama and Florida.[5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 7,389 | — | |
1940 | 8,492 | 14.9% | |
1950 | 7,904 | −6.9% | |
1960 | 6,802 | −13.9% | |
1970 | 7,059 | 3.8% | |
1980 | 9,057 | 28.3% | |
1990 | 9,010 | −0.5% | |
2000 | 9,369 | 4.0% | |
2010 | 8,729 | −6.8% | |
2020 | 9,147 | 4.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 9,092 | [6] | −0.6% |
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] 2020[16] |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[17] | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 5,734 | 5,516 | 5,617 | 61.20% | 63.19% | 61.41% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,224 | 2,887 | 2,961 | 34.41% | 33.07% | 32.37% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
Asian alone (NH) | 17 | 33 | 61 | 0.18% | 0.38% | 0.67% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.27% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 32 | 67 | 249 | 0.34% | 0.77% | 2.72% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 347 | 204 | 228 | 3.70% | 2.34% | 2.49% |
Total | 9,369 | 8,729 | 9,147 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,147 people, 3,363 households, and 2,162 families residing in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,613 | 67.21% | 1,256 | 32.30% | 19 | 0.49% |
2016 | 2,345 | 65.36% | 1,189 | 33.14% | 54 | 1.51% |
2012 | 2,245 | 59.44% | 1,478 | 39.13% | 54 | 1.43% |
2008 | 2,315 | 57.77% | 1,660 | 41.43% | 32 | 0.80% |
2004 | 1,977 | 60.26% | 1,278 | 38.95% | 26 | 0.79% |
2000 | 1,537 | 53.42% | 1,313 | 45.64% | 27 | 0.94% |
1996 | 1,003 | 39.74% | 1,265 | 50.12% | 256 | 10.14% |
1992 | 850 | 33.74% | 1,193 | 47.36% | 476 | 18.90% |
1988 | 1,469 | 55.54% | 1,171 | 44.27% | 5 | 0.19% |
1984 | 1,636 | 54.79% | 1,350 | 45.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 1,117 | 38.04% | 1,794 | 61.10% | 25 | 0.85% |
1976 | 681 | 24.72% | 2,074 | 75.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,851 | 83.12% | 376 | 16.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 201 | 8.06% | 370 | 14.84% | 1,922 | 77.10% |
1964 | 1,294 | 75.19% | 427 | 24.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 77 | 4.65% | 1,579 | 95.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 129 | 8.76% | 1,343 | 91.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 176 | 13.52% | 1,126 | 86.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 105 | 11.68% | 722 | 80.31% | 72 | 8.01% |
1944 | 83 | 7.16% | 1,076 | 92.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 58 | 6.13% | 884 | 93.45% | 4 | 0.42% |
1936 | 82 | 9.73% | 761 | 90.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 20 | 2.48% | 776 | 96.28% | 10 | 1.24% |
1928 | 110 | 22.87% | 371 | 77.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 24 | 9.80% | 201 | 82.04% | 20 | 8.16% |
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