Charlton County, GA
History
Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854. The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county ceding land to the other.
The county is named for Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. Senator from Georgia.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 782 square miles (2,030 km), of which 774 square miles (2,000 km) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km) (1.1%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in Georgia. A large portion of the county lies within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.
The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of Homeland, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin. The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Brantley County - north
- Nassau County, Florida - south and east
- Camden County - east
- Baker County, Florida - south
- Ware County - north and west
National protected area
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,780 | — | |
1870 | 1,897 | 6.6% | |
1880 | 2,154 | 13.5% | |
1890 | 3,335 | 54.8% | |
1900 | 3,592 | 7.7% | |
1910 | 4,722 | 31.5% | |
1920 | 4,536 | −3.9% | |
1930 | 4,381 | −3.4% | |
1940 | 5,256 | 20.0% | |
1950 | 4,821 | −8.3% | |
1960 | 5,313 | 10.2% | |
1970 | 5,680 | 6.9% | |
1980 | 7,343 | 29.3% | |
1990 | 8,496 | 15.7% | |
2000 | 10,282 | 21.0% | |
2010 | 12,171 | 18.4% | |
2020 | 12,518 | 2.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 12,934 | 3.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-18801890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020 |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 7,014 | 8,116 | 7,532 | 68.22% | 66.68% | 60.17% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,990 | 3,443 | 2,386 | 29.08% | 28.29% | 19.06% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 39 | 38 | 40 | 0.38% | 0.31% | 0.32% |
Asian alone (NH) | 35 | 76 | 109 | 0.34% | 0.62% | 0.87% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.24% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 114 | 180 | 383 | 1.11% | 1.48% | 3.06% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 81 | 310 | 2,036 | 0.79% | 2.55% | 16.26% |
Total | 10,282 | 12,171 | 12,518 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.
Education
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,419 | 74.85% | 1,105 | 24.19% | 44 | 0.96% |
2016 | 2,951 | 73.21% | 1,004 | 24.91% | 76 | 1.89% |
2012 | 2,527 | 67.12% | 1,197 | 31.79% | 41 | 1.09% |
2008 | 2,466 | 66.70% | 1,197 | 32.38% | 34 | 0.92% |
2004 | 2,311 | 68.15% | 1,064 | 31.38% | 16 | 0.47% |
2000 | 1,770 | 62.86% | 1,015 | 36.04% | 31 | 1.10% |
1996 | 1,374 | 45.33% | 1,368 | 45.13% | 289 | 9.53% |
1992 | 1,333 | 46.09% | 1,127 | 38.97% | 432 | 14.94% |
1988 | 1,327 | 57.60% | 943 | 40.93% | 34 | 1.48% |
1984 | 1,368 | 55.18% | 1,111 | 44.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 779 | 34.08% | 1,469 | 64.26% | 38 | 1.66% |
1976 | 452 | 20.53% | 1,750 | 79.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,244 | 80.05% | 310 | 19.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 332 | 17.08% | 455 | 23.41% | 1,157 | 59.52% |
1964 | 1,179 | 67.26% | 574 | 32.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 289 | 28.28% | 733 | 71.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 204 | 21.38% | 750 | 78.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 288 | 26.11% | 815 | 73.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 70 | 12.32% | 339 | 59.68% | 159 | 27.99% |
1944 | 89 | 16.15% | 462 | 83.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 60 | 9.65% | 562 | 90.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 28 | 5.63% | 468 | 94.16% | 1 | 0.20% |
1932 | 32 | 8.82% | 330 | 90.91% | 1 | 0.28% |
1928 | 160 | 27.83% | 415 | 72.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 20 | 11.24% | 151 | 84.83% | 7 | 3.93% |
1920 | 28 | 15.14% | 157 | 84.86% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 52 | 22.41% | 169 | 72.84% | 11 | 4.74% |
1912 | 22 | 9.95% | 150 | 67.87% | 49 | 22.17% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlton County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia