Talbot_County,_Georgia

Talbot County, Georgia

Talbot County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733.[1] The county seat and largest city is Talbotton.[2]

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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.[3] 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 km2), of which 391 square miles (1,010 km2) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4]

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.[5]

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Demographics

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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.[18] The district headquarters is in Talbotton.[19]

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.

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References

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    "Census - Geography Profile: Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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    "Find a County". National Association of Counties. 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. 219. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
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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. Retrieved November 20, 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". United States Census Bureau.
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    "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
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    "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
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    "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. p. 253.
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    "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
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    "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
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    "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
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    "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
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    "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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    "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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    "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Talbot County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. [18]
    Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link], Retrieved June 26, 2010.
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    School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
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    Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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