Long County, Georgia | |
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 Long County Courthouse in Ludowici | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:31°46′N81°45′W / 31.76°N 81.75°W /31.76; -81.75 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | November 2, 1920; 105 years ago (1920-11-02) |
| Seat | Ludowici |
| Largest city | Ludowici |
| Area | |
• Total | 404 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
| • Land | 400 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,168 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Long County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. Thecounty seat isLudowici.[1] Long County is part of theHinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named afterCrawford Long (1815–1878), an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to usediethyl ether as an anaesthetic.[2]
As of the2020 census, the population was 16,168.[3]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 404 square miles (1,050 km2), of which 400 square miles (1,000 km2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4]
The majority of Long County, roughly centered onLudowici, is located in theAltamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The county's northeastern portion, east ofGlennville and northwest ofWalthourville, is located in theCanoochee River sub-basin of theOgeechee River basin. Long County's southeastern portion is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the larger Ogeechee basin.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 4,180 | — | |
| 1940 | 4,086 | −2.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,598 | −11.9% | |
| 1960 | 3,874 | 7.7% | |
| 1970 | 3,746 | −3.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,524 | 20.8% | |
| 1990 | 6,202 | 37.1% | |
| 2000 | 10,304 | 66.1% | |
| 2010 | 14,464 | 40.4% | |
| 2020 | 16,168 | 11.8% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 20,439 | [6] | 26.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11] 1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13] 1980-2000[14] 2010[15] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 8,774 | 54.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,028 | 24.91% |
| Native American | 62 | 0.38% |
| Asian | 164 | 1.01% |
| Pacific Islander | 88 | 0.54% |
| Other/Mixed | 1,073 | 6.64% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 1,979 | 12.24% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 16,168 people, 5,695 households, and 4,146 families residing in the county.
Long County School System operates public schools for grades K-12 in the county, except parts inFort Stewart. Fort Stewart has theDepartment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as its local school district,[17] for the elementary level.[18] Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts.[19]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1924 | 19 | 3.37% | 499 | 88.48% | 46 | 8.16% |
| 1928 | 401 | 70.72% | 166 | 29.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 14 | 3.12% | 430 | 95.77% | 5 | 1.11% |
| 1936 | 51 | 14.21% | 305 | 84.96% | 3 | 0.84% |
| 1940 | 76 | 19.14% | 319 | 80.35% | 2 | 0.50% |
| 1944 | 129 | 28.86% | 318 | 71.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 25 | 4.87% | 337 | 65.69% | 151 | 29.43% |
| 1952 | 420 | 37.80% | 691 | 62.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 281 | 19.04% | 1,195 | 80.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 898 | 76.36% | 278 | 23.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 246 | 15.55% | 1,336 | 84.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 156 | 8.83% | 574 | 32.48% | 1,037 | 58.69% |
| 1972 | 764 | 76.40% | 236 | 23.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 222 | 15.15% | 1,243 | 84.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 514 | 29.49% | 1,202 | 68.96% | 27 | 1.55% |
| 1984 | 1,099 | 57.39% | 816 | 42.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 858 | 55.32% | 681 | 43.91% | 12 | 0.77% |
| 1992 | 719 | 36.74% | 874 | 44.66% | 364 | 18.60% |
| 1996 | 791 | 40.11% | 936 | 47.46% | 245 | 12.42% |
| 2000 | 1,320 | 57.04% | 975 | 42.13% | 19 | 0.82% |
| 2004 | 1,994 | 65.57% | 1,033 | 33.97% | 14 | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 2,119 | 61.24% | 1,288 | 37.23% | 53 | 1.53% |
| 2012 | 2,306 | 60.45% | 1,442 | 37.80% | 67 | 1.76% |
| 2016 | 2,626 | 63.78% | 1,360 | 33.03% | 131 | 3.18% |
| 2020 | 3,527 | 62.31% | 2,035 | 35.95% | 98 | 1.73% |
| 2024 | 4,557 | 64.58% | 2,476 | 35.09% | 23 | 0.33% |
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