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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.[1] The county seat is Cordele.[2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.[3][4]

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 km2), of which 273 square miles (710 km2) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km2) (3.0%) is water.[5]

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.[6]

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Adjacent counties

Communities

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Unincorporated community

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
191016,423—
192018,91415.2%
193017,343−8.3%
194017,5401.1%
195017,6630.7%
196017,7680.6%
197018,0871.8%
198019,4897.8%
199020,0112.7%
200021,9969.9%
201023,4396.6%
202020,128−14.1%
2023 (est.)19,631[7]−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9]1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[16]
Crisp County racial composition as of 2020[17]
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

Main article: Cordele, Georgia § Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia[18]
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%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Crisp County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Crisp County, Georgia | Government For The People". www.crispcounty.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "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 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

External links

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisp_County,_Georgia