Crisp County, Georgia
Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128. The county seat is Cordele. The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.
Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 281 square miles (730 km), of which 273 square miles (710 km) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km) (3.0%) is water.
The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Dooly County (north)
- Wilcox County (east)
- Turner County (southeast)
- Worth County (southwest)
- Lee County (west)
- Sumter County (west)
Communities
City
- Cordele (county seat)
Town
Unincorporated community
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 16,423 | — | |
| 1920 | 18,914 | 15.2% | |
| 1930 | 17,343 | −8.3% | |
| 1940 | 17,540 | 1.1% | |
| 1950 | 17,663 | 0.7% | |
| 1960 | 17,768 | 0.6% | |
| 1970 | 18,087 | 1.8% | |
| 1980 | 19,489 | 7.8% | |
| 1990 | 20,011 | 2.7% | |
| 2000 | 21,996 | 9.9% | |
| 2010 | 23,439 | 6.6% | |
| 2020 | 20,128 | −14.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 19,631 | −2.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-18801890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 9,892 | 49.15% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,821 | 43.82% |
| Native American | 18 | 0.09% |
| Asian | 180 | 0.89% |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 579 | 2.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 634 | 3.15% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.
Education
Politics
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 4,985 | 62.03% | 2,982 | 37.11% | 69 | 0.86% |
| 2016 | 4,549 | 60.26% | 2,837 | 37.58% | 163 | 2.16% |
| 2012 | 4,182 | 56.51% | 3,167 | 42.80% | 51 | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 4,424 | 58.56% | 3,085 | 40.84% | 45 | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 3,865 | 61.80% | 2,357 | 37.69% | 32 | 0.51% |
| 2000 | 3,285 | 58.57% | 2,268 | 40.44% | 56 | 1.00% |
| 1996 | 2,321 | 43.83% | 2,504 | 47.28% | 471 | 8.89% |
| 1992 | 2,253 | 39.46% | 2,610 | 45.72% | 846 | 14.82% |
| 1988 | 2,916 | 62.94% | 1,690 | 36.48% | 27 | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 2,895 | 57.63% | 2,128 | 42.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,861 | 34.80% | 3,403 | 63.64% | 83 | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 1,328 | 26.17% | 3,747 | 73.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 3,623 | 84.16% | 682 | 15.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 935 | 17.90% | 1,017 | 19.47% | 3,271 | 62.63% |
| 1964 | 3,337 | 65.52% | 1,756 | 34.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 963 | 28.94% | 2,365 | 71.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 835 | 24.84% | 2,526 | 75.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 949 | 30.96% | 2,116 | 69.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 221 | 11.22% | 1,225 | 62.18% | 524 | 26.60% |
| 1944 | 217 | 15.32% | 1,199 | 84.68% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 129 | 10.91% | 1,049 | 88.75% | 4 | 0.34% |
| 1936 | 79 | 7.12% | 1,029 | 92.70% | 2 | 0.18% |
| 1932 | 10 | 1.35% | 725 | 97.97% | 5 | 0.68% |
| 1928 | 402 | 43.46% | 523 | 56.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 21 | 4.41% | 439 | 92.23% | 16 | 3.36% |
| 1920 | 83 | 12.81% | 565 | 87.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 100 | 14.68% | 577 | 84.73% | 4 | 0.59% |
| 1912 | 45 | 6.42% | 644 | 91.87% | 12 | 1.71% |
