McDuffie County, Georgia | |
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 McDuffie County Courthouse in Thomson | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:33°29′N82°29′W / 33.48°N 82.48°W /33.48; -82.48 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1870; 155 years ago (1870) |
| Named after | George McDuffie |
| Seat | Thomson |
| Largest city | Thomson |
| Area | |
• Total | 266 sq mi (690 km2) |
| • Land | 257 sq mi (670 km2) |
| • Water | 8.9 sq mi (23 km2) 3.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,632 |
| • Density | 84/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | www |
McDuffie County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. As of the2020 census, the population was 21,632.[1] Thecounty seat isThomson.[2] The county was created on October 18, 1870[3] and named after theSouth Carolina governor and senatorGeorge McDuffie.[4]
McDuffie County is part of theAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SCmetropolitan statistical area.
Most communities located in the county were founded before the county was created. Some have faded into obscurity. The Historic Wrightsborough Foundation preserves the memory of the early 12,000 acre settlement of Wrightborough, which was occupied 1768 to 1920.[5]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 266 square miles (690 km2), of which 257 square miles (670 km2) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km2) (3.4%) is water.[6]
Most of the southern half of McDuffie County, south ofThomson, is located in theBrier Creek sub-basin of theSavannah River basin, except for a slice of the eastern portion of the county, north ofDearing and along a north–south line running through Boneville, which is located in the MiddleSavannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The northern half of McDuffie County, north of Thomson, is located in theLittle River sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin.[7]
I-20 /SR 402 – SR 402 is theunsigned designation for I-20
US 78 /SR 10
US 221 /SR 47
US 278
SR 12
SR 17
SR 17 Byp. (Thomson)
SR 43
SR 150
SR 223| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 9,449 | — | |
| 1890 | 8,789 | −7.0% | |
| 1900 | 9,804 | 11.5% | |
| 1910 | 10,325 | 5.3% | |
| 1920 | 11,509 | 11.5% | |
| 1930 | 9,014 | −21.7% | |
| 1940 | 10,878 | 20.7% | |
| 1950 | 11,443 | 5.2% | |
| 1960 | 12,627 | 10.3% | |
| 1970 | 15,276 | 21.0% | |
| 1980 | 18,546 | 21.4% | |
| 1990 | 20,119 | 8.5% | |
| 2000 | 21,231 | 5.5% | |
| 2010 | 21,875 | 3.0% | |
| 2020 | 21,632 | −1.1% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 21,764 | [8] | 0.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1930-1940[13] 1940-1950[14] 1960-1980[15] 1980-2000[16] 2010[17] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 11,417 | 52.78% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,644 | 39.96% |
| Native American | 45 | 0.21% |
| Asian | 76 | 0.35% |
| Pacific Islander | 13 | 0.06% |
| Other/Mixed | 647 | 2.99% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 790 | 3.65% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 21,632 people, 8,153 households, and 5,770 families residing in the county.
Typical of many counties in Georgia and theSolid South, McDuffie County mainly backed candidates of theDemocratic Party in presidential elections by wide margins prior to 1964. There were several exceptions to this, firstly between 1892 and 1908 when it supported RepublicanWilliam McKinley and thePopulist candidacies ofJames B. Weaver andfavorite sonThomas E. Watson.[19]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1912 | 9 | 2.33% | 271 | 70.21% | 106 | 27.46% |
| 1916 | 70 | 11.65% | 466 | 77.54% | 65 | 10.82% |
| 1920 | 109 | 22.20% | 382 | 77.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 37 | 6.61% | 267 | 47.68% | 256 | 45.71% |
| 1928 | 381 | 55.62% | 304 | 44.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 29 | 4.80% | 568 | 94.04% | 7 | 1.16% |
| 1936 | 98 | 12.11% | 705 | 87.14% | 6 | 0.74% |
| 1940 | 75 | 7.20% | 959 | 92.12% | 7 | 0.67% |
| 1944 | 187 | 19.04% | 795 | 80.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 58 | 3.87% | 182 | 12.13% | 1,260 | 84.00% |
| 1952 | 933 | 44.32% | 1,172 | 55.68% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 649 | 38.45% | 1,039 | 61.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,039 | 49.06% | 1,079 | 50.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 2,657 | 70.27% | 1,124 | 29.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 1,324 | 32.89% | 992 | 24.65% | 1,709 | 42.46% |
| 1972 | 2,990 | 75.01% | 996 | 24.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 1,694 | 35.91% | 3,024 | 64.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,928 | 41.17% | 2,667 | 56.95% | 88 | 1.88% |
| 1984 | 3,284 | 62.08% | 2,006 | 37.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 3,231 | 65.04% | 1,704 | 34.30% | 33 | 0.66% |
| 1992 | 2,955 | 45.69% | 2,640 | 40.82% | 873 | 13.50% |
| 1996 | 3,254 | 50.96% | 2,725 | 42.68% | 406 | 6.36% |
| 2000 | 3,926 | 59.94% | 2,580 | 39.39% | 44 | 0.67% |
| 2004 | 4,846 | 62.29% | 2,899 | 37.26% | 35 | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 5,400 | 57.11% | 3,989 | 42.19% | 66 | 0.70% |
| 2012 | 5,475 | 57.00% | 4,044 | 42.10% | 86 | 0.90% |
| 2016 | 5,432 | 58.27% | 3,699 | 39.68% | 191 | 2.05% |
| 2020 | 6,169 | 59.00% | 4,168 | 39.86% | 119 | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 6,562 | 62.01% | 3,937 | 37.20% | 83 | 0.78% |
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