Talbot County, Georgia
History
Talbot County was created from a portion of Muscogee County by a December 14, 1827, act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was named after the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 395 square miles (1,020 km), of which 391 square miles (1,010 km) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km) (0.9%) is water.
The county straddles the fall line of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The Fall Line Freeway runs across the southern portion of the county, following Georgia State Route 96 from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the Pine Mountain Range, with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains.
The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Upson County - northeast
- Taylor County - southeast
- Marion County - south
- Chattahoochee County - southwest
- Muscogee County - west-southwest
- Harris County - west
- Meriwether County - north
Railroads
Communities
Cities
- Talbotton (county seat)
- Woodland
- Manchester (part)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 5,940 | — | |
1840 | 15,627 | 163.1% | |
1850 | 16,534 | 5.8% | |
1860 | 13,616 | −17.6% | |
1870 | 11,913 | −12.5% | |
1880 | 14,115 | 18.5% | |
1890 | 13,258 | −6.1% | |
1900 | 12,197 | −8.0% | |
1910 | 11,696 | −4.1% | |
1920 | 11,158 | −4.6% | |
1930 | 8,458 | −24.2% | |
1940 | 8,141 | −3.7% | |
1950 | 7,687 | −5.6% | |
1960 | 7,127 | −7.3% | |
1970 | 6,625 | −7.0% | |
1980 | 6,536 | −1.3% | |
1990 | 6,524 | −0.2% | |
2000 | 6,498 | −0.4% | |
2010 | 6,865 | 5.6% | |
2020 | 5,733 | −16.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 5,718 | −0.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020 |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 2,354 | 2,639 | 2,427 | 36.23% | 38.44% | 42.33% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,974 | 4,039 | 3,056 | 61.16% | 58.83% | 53.31% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.09% |
Asian alone (NH) | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0.28% | 0.13% | 0.30% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.10% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 52 | 66 | 109 | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.90% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82 | 91 | 112 | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.95% |
Total | 6,498 | 6,865 | 5,733 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.
Education
The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students. The district headquarters is in Talbotton.
Politics
Like most majority-African-American counties in Georgia, Talbot is a reliably Democratic county. Between 1880 and 2020, Talbot County has only voted Republican three times, although it also voted for American Independent segregationist George Wallace in 1968, Donald Trump's 39.50% in 2020 is the best number for a Republican since Nixon in the 1972 presidential election
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,392 | 39.50% | 2,114 | 59.99% | 18 | 0.51% |
2016 | 1,196 | 36.68% | 2,002 | 61.39% | 63 | 1.93% |
2012 | 1,202 | 34.41% | 2,265 | 64.84% | 26 | 0.74% |
2008 | 1,301 | 35.15% | 2,369 | 64.01% | 31 | 0.84% |
2004 | 1,103 | 37.43% | 1,830 | 62.10% | 14 | 0.48% |
2000 | 844 | 33.35% | 1,662 | 65.67% | 25 | 0.99% |
1996 | 652 | 27.79% | 1,579 | 67.31% | 115 | 4.90% |
1992 | 671 | 25.02% | 1,768 | 65.92% | 243 | 9.06% |
1988 | 802 | 38.93% | 1,248 | 60.58% | 10 | 0.49% |
1984 | 778 | 34.24% | 1,494 | 65.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 572 | 25.50% | 1,635 | 72.89% | 36 | 1.60% |
1976 | 459 | 21.93% | 1,634 | 78.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 990 | 66.09% | 508 | 33.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 317 | 20.92% | 510 | 33.66% | 688 | 45.41% |
1964 | 679 | 51.99% | 627 | 48.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 207 | 21.17% | 771 | 78.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 136 | 16.08% | 710 | 83.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 175 | 20.52% | 678 | 79.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 92 | 11.33% | 582 | 71.67% | 138 | 17.00% |
1944 | 45 | 5.13% | 832 | 94.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 49 | 6.94% | 656 | 92.92% | 1 | 0.14% |
1936 | 41 | 4.86% | 796 | 94.42% | 6 | 0.71% |
1932 | 45 | 4.69% | 912 | 95.00% | 3 | 0.31% |
1928 | 74 | 12.13% | 536 | 87.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 33 | 6.27% | 491 | 93.35% | 2 | 0.38% |
1920 | 43 | 10.19% | 379 | 89.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 17 | 3.14% | 511 | 94.28% | 14 | 2.58% |
1912 | 8 | 1.48% | 446 | 82.44% | 87 | 16.08% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Talbot County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
- USS Talbot County landing ship named for Talbot County, Maryland and Talbot County, Georgia
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