Turner_County,_Georgia

Turner County, Georgia

Turner County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006.[1] The county seat is Ashburn.[2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.[3]

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (1.6%) is water.[4]

The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[5]

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Demographics

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.

Notable people

Turner County is home to Paramedics Curtis Pylant and Brian Meadows who were awarded the Georgia Department of Public Health's first ever Medal of Honor for risking their lives to save a victim's life in a vehicle crash during a dramatic rescue.

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See also

References

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    "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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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. 233. 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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    "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
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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 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
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    "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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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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