Taliaferro County | |
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![Taliaferro County Courthouse (built 1902),[1] Crawfordville](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aTaliaferro_County_Courthouse_east_facade.jpg) Taliaferro County Courthouse (built 1902),[1] Crawfordville | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:33°34′N82°53′W / 33.57°N 82.88°W /33.57; -82.88 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 24, 1825; 200 years ago (1825) |
| Named after | Benjamin Taliaferro |
| Seat | Crawfordville |
| Largest city | Crawfordville |
| Area | |
• Total | 195 sq mi (510 km2) |
| • Land | 195 sq mi (510 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,559 |
| • Density | 8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | taliaferrocountyga |
Taliaferro County (/ˈtɒlɪvər/TOL-iv-ər) is acounty located in East central Piedmont region of theU.S. state ofGeorgia. As of the2020 census, the population was 1,559,[2] down from the2010 census when the population was 1,717,[3] making it theleast populous county in Georgia and the second least populous county east of theMississippi River (afterIssaquena County, Mississippi). Thecounty seat isCrawfordville.[4]
Taliaferro County was formed by an act of theGeorgia Legislature meeting inMilledgeville on December 24, 1825.[1] It was formed by taking portions of five other counties:Wilkes,Greene,Hancock,Oglethorpe, andWarren Counties.[5]
The county was named forColonelBenjamin Taliaferro ofVirginia, who was an officer in theAmerican Revolution.
The county is most famous for containing the birthplace and home ofAlexander H. Stephens, who served as a U.S. congressman from Georgia in the antebellum South, as vice president of theConfederate States of America during the Civil War, and as governor of Georgia after the war (dying in office).A. H. Stephens State Park inCrawfordville is named after him.[6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 195 square miles (510 km2), of which 195 square miles (510 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.4%) is water.[7] It is drained by tributaries of theOgeechee andLittle rivers.[8]
The northern half of Taliaferro County, north ofCrawfordville, is located in theLittle River sub-basin of theSavannah River basin. The southern half of the county is located in the UpperOgeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 4,934 | — | |
| 1840 | 5,190 | 5.2% | |
| 1850 | 5,146 | −0.8% | |
| 1860 | 4,583 | −10.9% | |
| 1870 | 4,796 | 4.6% | |
| 1880 | 7,034 | 46.7% | |
| 1890 | 7,291 | 3.7% | |
| 1900 | 7,912 | 8.5% | |
| 1910 | 8,766 | 10.8% | |
| 1920 | 8,841 | 0.9% | |
| 1930 | 6,172 | −30.2% | |
| 1940 | 6,278 | 1.7% | |
| 1950 | 4,515 | −28.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,370 | −25.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,423 | −28.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,032 | −16.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,915 | −5.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,077 | 8.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,717 | −17.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,559 | −9.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,609 | [10] | 3.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790-1880[12] 1890-1910[13] 1920-1930[14] 1930-1940[15] 1940-1950[16] 1960-1980[17] 1980-2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[21] | Pop 2010[19] | Pop 2020[20] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 787 | 625 | 591 | 37.89% | 36.40% | 37.91% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,251 | 1,024 | 833 | 60.23% | 59.64% | 53.43% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.26% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.47% | 0.38% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 12 | 23 | 54 | 0.58% | 1.34% | 3.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 19 | 35 | 69 | 0.91% | 2.04% | 4.43% |
| Total | 2,077 | 1,717 | 1,559 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,559 people, 593 households, and 399 families residing in the county.
Taliaferro county's main employer is the government,[22] primarily the Taliaferro County Sheriffs Department, which patrolsI-20 and issues many traffic tickets per capita compared to other counties in the state. For instance,Fulton County, the largest county by population in Georgia, gains $16.98 per capita in traffic ticket revenue. By comparison, Taliaferro county gains $1,614.33 per capita, which is around a hundred times more.[23]
SeveralHollywood films have been shot in Taliaferro County.Paris Trout (1991), starringDennis Hopper and based on the novel by the same name byPete Dexter, was primarily filmed in the county.Sweet Home Alabama (2002), starringReese Witherspoon, was filmed in the county seat of Crawfordville.
Taliaferro County is one of the most reliably Democratic counties in Georgia, despite being mostly rural in nature, due to being majority African American. It has supported the Democratic candidate in every presidential election by wide margins except in1972, whenRichard Nixon won by a landslide. In2024, Trump became the first Republican since Nixon to get at least 40% of the vote.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 375 | 42.42% | 507 | 57.35% | 2 | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 360 | 38.79% | 561 | 60.45% | 7 | 0.75% |
| 2016 | 349 | 38.91% | 545 | 60.76% | 3 | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 323 | 33.54% | 636 | 66.04% | 4 | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 339 | 34.24% | 643 | 64.95% | 8 | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 335 | 35.23% | 612 | 64.35% | 4 | 0.42% |
| 2000 | 271 | 32.57% | 556 | 66.83% | 5 | 0.60% |
| 1996 | 235 | 26.52% | 615 | 69.41% | 36 | 4.06% |
| 1992 | 269 | 24.32% | 755 | 68.26% | 82 | 7.41% |
| 1988 | 306 | 39.38% | 469 | 60.36% | 2 | 0.26% |
| 1984 | 318 | 36.64% | 550 | 63.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 270 | 28.30% | 670 | 70.23% | 14 | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 236 | 23.98% | 748 | 76.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 585 | 61.13% | 372 | 38.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 232 | 16.36% | 678 | 47.81% | 508 | 35.83% |
| 1964 | 337 | 34.92% | 628 | 65.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 148 | 18.43% | 655 | 81.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 160 | 21.08% | 599 | 78.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 103 | 10.55% | 873 | 89.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 21 | 3.51% | 504 | 84.14% | 74 | 12.35% |
| 1944 | 6 | 1.52% | 389 | 98.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 19 | 3.61% | 507 | 96.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 14 | 2.44% | 552 | 96.34% | 7 | 1.22% |
| 1932 | 3 | 0.59% | 503 | 99.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 58 | 11.51% | 446 | 88.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 4 | 1.37% | 228 | 77.82% | 61 | 20.82% |
| 1920 | 12 | 3.51% | 330 | 96.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 14 | 5.07% | 255 | 92.39% | 7 | 2.54% |
| 1912 | 35 | 12.50% | 225 | 80.36% | 20 | 7.14% |
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