Clinch County, 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]

Clinch County
County
Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°55′N 82°42′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1850; 175 years ago (1850)
Named after	Duncan Lamont Clinch
Seat	Homerville
Largest city	Homerville
Area
• Total	824 sq mi (2,130 km2)
• Land	800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Water	24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,749
• Density	8.4/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	clinchcountyga.gov

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

• U.S. Route 84
• U.S. Route 221
• U.S. Route 441
• State Route 31
• State Route 37
• State Route 38
• State Route 89
• State Route 94
• State Route 122
• State Route 168
• State Route 177
• State Route 187

Adjacent counties

• Atkinson County (north)
• Ware County (east)
• Columbia County, Florida (south)
• Baker County, Florida (south)
• Echols County (southwest)
• Lanier County (west)

National protected area

• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Communities

Cities

• Fargo
• Homerville

Towns

• Argyle
• Du Pont

Census-designated place

• Cogdell

Unincorporated Communities

• Travisville
• Fivemile Still
• Edith
• Council

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%
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]

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

Main article: Clinch County School District

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

• Ossie Davis, actor
• Matthew Lintz, actor
• Iris Faircloth Blitch, politician, only woman to sign Southern Manifesto
• W. Benjamin Gibbs, politician
• William Chester Lankford, politician
• Jonathan Smith, NFL Player
• Tara Williams, WNBA Player

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinch County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia