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Upson County is a county located in the west central Piedmont portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,700.[1] The county seat is Thomaston.[2] The county was created on December 15, 1824.

Upson County comprises the Thomaston, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs CSA.

History

Upson County was formed in 1824 and named after Stephen Upson, a state legislator.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 328 square miles (850 km2), of which 323 square miles (840 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (1.3%) is water.[4] Upson County boasts the lowest average summer humidity in the state.

The vast majority of Upson County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with just a tiny northeastern corner of the county, north of Yatesville, located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Town

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18307,013
18409,40834.2%
18509,4240.2%
18609,9105.2%
18709,430−4.8%
188012,40031.5%
189012,188−1.7%
190013,67012.2%
191012,757−6.7%
192014,78615.9%
193019,50931.9%
194025,06428.5%
195025,0780.1%
196023,800−5.1%
197023,505−1.2%
198025,99810.6%
199026,3001.2%
200027,5974.9%
201027,153−1.6%
202027,7002.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1880[7] 1890-1910[8]
1920-1930[9] 1930-1940[10]
1940-1950[11] 1960-1980[12]
1980-2000[13] 2010[14]
Upson County racial composition as of 2020[15]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 18,009 65.01%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,851 28.34%
Native American 63 0.23%
Asian 151 0.55%
Pacific Islander 1 0.0%
Other/Mixed 992 3.58%
Hispanic or Latino 633 2.29%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,700 people, 10,154 households, and 6,100 families residing in the county.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Upson County, Georgia[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 8,606 66.68% 4,203 32.56% 98 0.76%
2016 7,292 66.69% 3,475 31.78% 167 1.53%
2012 7,230 64.10% 3,959 35.10% 90 0.80%
2008 7,291 63.77% 4,061 35.52% 82 0.72%
2004 6,634 65.72% 3,424 33.92% 36 0.36%
2000 5,019 60.60% 3,158 38.13% 105 1.27%
1996 3,783 47.08% 3,491 43.45% 761 9.47%
1992 4,053 45.03% 3,740 41.55% 1,208 13.42%
1988 4,614 63.05% 2,666 36.43% 38 0.52%
1984 4,803 62.01% 2,943 37.99% 0 0.00%
1980 2,788 36.52% 4,713 61.73% 134 1.76%
1976 2,897 40.71% 4,219 59.29% 0 0.00%
1972 4,892 84.52% 896 15.48% 0 0.00%
1968 1,494 22.73% 1,480 22.52% 3,599 54.75%
1964 3,103 48.61% 3,275 51.30% 6 0.09%
1960 1,001 23.48% 3,262 76.52% 0 0.00%
1956 712 17.22% 3,422 82.78% 0 0.00%
1952 648 14.45% 3,837 85.55% 0 0.00%
1948 262 8.75% 2,432 81.26% 299 9.99%
1944 243 9.33% 2,362 90.67% 0 0.00%
1940 159 6.64% 2,235 93.36% 0 0.00%
1936 138 8.57% 1,471 91.37% 1 0.06%
1932 20 1.19% 1,660 98.57% 4 0.24%
1928 221 23.46% 721 76.54% 0 0.00%
1924 37 6.37% 484 83.30% 60 10.33%
1920 170 15.08% 957 84.92% 0 0.00%
1916 18 1.78% 734 72.60% 259 25.62%
1912 7 1.19% 445 75.42% 138 23.39%

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Upson County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  13. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  14. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  15. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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