Clinch County
County
Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville
Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville
Map of Georgia highlighting Clinch County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°55′N 82°42′W / 30.92°N 82.7°W / 30.92; -82.7
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1850; 174 years ago (1850)
Named forDuncan Lamont Clinch
SeatHomerville
Largest cityHomerville
Area
 • Total824 sq mi (2,130 km2)
 • Land800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,749
 • Density8.4/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district8th
Websiteclinchcountyga.gov

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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850637—
18603,063380.8%
18703,94528.8%
18804,1384.9%
18906,65260.8%
19008,73231.3%
19108,424−3.5%
19207,984−5.2%
19307,015−12.1%
19406,437−8.2%
19506,007−6.7%
19606,5459.0%
19706,405−2.1%
19806,6604.0%
19906,160−7.5%
20006,87811.7%
20106,798−1.2%
20206,749−0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1880[7] 1890-1910[8]
1920-1930[9] 1930-1940[10]
1940-1950[11] 1960-1980[12]
1980-2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[15]
Clinch County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2000[16] Pop 2010[14] Pop 2020[15] % 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: Homerville, Georgia § Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Clinch County, Georgia[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
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

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  13. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clinch County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

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