Brantley_County,_Georgia

Brantley County, Georgia

Brantley County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021.[5] The county seat is Nahunta.[6] Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

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History

Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.[7] Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. congressman William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a local merchant and Confederate soldier in the Civil War.[8][9][10][11][12]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 447 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 442 square miles (1,140 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (1.1%) is water.[13] The Satilla River runs through Brantley County.

The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.[14]

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Cities

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Demographics

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,021 people, 6,823 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county.

Education

Main article: Brantley County School District

Politics

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Brantley County is a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county was Bill Clinton in 1992, and it has swung hard to the right in the following elections. In 2020, Donald Trump carried the county with 90.2% of the vote, the most out of any county in Georgia.

See also

References

Notes

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    https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/
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    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gabrantl/namesake.doc
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    https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/brantley-county/
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    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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    "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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    "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Brantley_County%2C_a_sketch_of_the_life_of_the_late_Benjamin_Daniel_Brantley_for_whom_the_proposed_county_is_named_%28IA_brantleycountysk00jack%29.pdf
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    https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/
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    "BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA - HISTORY". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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    "Brantley County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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    "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.
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    "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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    "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
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    "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
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    "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
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    "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
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    "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
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    "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
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    "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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    "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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    "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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    Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

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