County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Dooly County is acounty located in thecentral portion of theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 11,208.[ 1] county seat isVienna .[ 2] Georgia General Assembly on May 15, 1821, and named for ColonelJohn Dooly ,[ 3] Georgia American Revolutionary War fighter. It was one of the original landlot counties created from landceded from theCreek Nation .
The entire county ofCrisp and parts ofMacon ,Pulaski ,Turner ,Wilcox andWorth counties were formed from Dooly's original borders.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 397 square miles (1,030 km2 ), of which 392 square miles (1,020 km2 ) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2 ) (1.3%) is water.[ 4] Atlantic coastal plain region of the state.
The western two-thirds of Dooly County, from west ofUnadilla south toPinehurst , then to the southeastern corner of the county, is located in the MiddleFlint River sub-basin of theACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern and eastern portion of Dooly County is located in the LowerOcmulgee River sub-basin of theAltamaha River basin. The very southeastern corner of the county is located in theAlapaha River sub-basin of theSuwannee River basin.[ 5]
Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1830 2,135 — 1840 4,427 107.4% 1850 8,361 88.9% 1860 8,917 6.6% 1870 9,790 9.8% 1880 12,420 26.9% 1890 18,146 46.1% 1900 26,567 46.4% 1910 20,554 −22.6% 1920 20,522 −0.2% 1930 18,025 −12.2% 1940 16,886 −6.3% 1950 14,159 −16.1% 1960 11,474 −19.0% 1970 10,404 −9.3% 1980 10,826 4.1% 1990 9,901 −8.5% 2000 11,525 16.4% 2010 14,918 29.4% 2020 11,208 −24.9% 2023 (est.) 10,981 [ 6] −2.0% U.S. Decennial Census[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Dooly County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic ) Pop 2000[ 16] Pop 2010[ 17] Pop 2020[ 18] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White alone (NH)5,161 6,461 4,611 44.78% 43.31% 41.14% Black or African American alone (NH)5,679 7,381 5,540 49.28% 49.48% 49.43% Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH)17 16 17 0.15% 0.11% 0.15% Asian alone (NH)49 93 51 0.43% 0.62% 0.46% Pacific Islander alone (NH)11 3 2 0.10% 0.02% 0.02% Other race alone (NH)5 6 14 0.04% 0.04% 0.12% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)66 96 176 0.57% 0.64% 1.57% Hispanic or Latino (any race)537 862 797 4.66% 5.78% 7.11% Total 11,525 14,918 11,208 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
As of the2020 United States census , there were 11,208 people, 5,020 households, and 3,350 families residing in the county.
TheBig Pig Jig , Georgia's official StateBarbecue Cooking Championship, is held annually in Fall in Dooly County and attracts a national audience. The county is also notable for cotton and peanut production.
United States presidential election results for Dooly County, Georgia[ 19] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 2024 2,243 53.70% 1,921 45.99% 13 0.31% 2020 2,159 52.58% 1,911 46.54% 36 0.88% 2016 1,951 50.56% 1,872 48.51% 36 0.93% 2012 1,985 46.14% 2,285 53.11% 32 0.74% 2008 1,991 47.85% 2,138 51.38% 32 0.77% 2004 1,853 48.18% 1,973 51.30% 20 0.52% 2000 1,588 45.11% 1,901 54.01% 31 0.88% 1996 990 31.33% 1,951 61.74% 219 6.93% 1992 1,034 30.53% 1,993 58.84% 360 10.63% 1988 1,386 45.88% 1,613 53.39% 22 0.73% 1984 1,435 45.40% 1,726 54.60% 0 0.00% 1980 1,083 30.93% 2,364 67.50% 55 1.57% 1976 655 21.16% 2,441 78.84% 0 0.00% 1972 1,904 76.34% 590 23.66% 0 0.00% 1968 454 14.48% 879 28.03% 1,803 57.49% 1964 1,662 53.05% 1,471 46.95% 0 0.00% 1960 220 11.26% 1,733 88.74% 0 0.00% 1956 174 8.59% 1,851 91.41% 0 0.00% 1952 197 10.05% 1,764 89.95% 0 0.00% 1948 22 3.37% 577 88.50% 53 8.13% 1944 87 9.33% 845 90.67% 0 0.00% 1940 124 9.27% 1,209 90.43% 4 0.30% 1936 41 2.97% 1,339 97.03% 0 0.00% 1932 8 0.70% 1,139 98.96% 4 0.35% 1928 156 17.33% 744 82.67% 0 0.00% 1924 45 7.06% 590 92.62% 2 0.31% 1920 39 6.69% 544 93.31% 0 0.00% 1916 31 4.04% 737 95.96% 0 0.00% 1912 33 5.10% 609 94.13% 5 0.77%
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