County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Clinch County is acounty located in thesoutheastern part of theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 6,749.[ 1] county seat isHomerville .[ 2] Duncan Lamont Clinch .[ 3]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km2 ), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2 ) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2 ) (2.9%) is water.[ 4] Okefenokee Swamp and itsfederally protected areas .
The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the UpperSuwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest ofDu Pont , located in theAlapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.[ 5]
National protected area [ edit ] Census-designated place [ edit ] Unincorporated communities [ edit ] Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1850 637 — 1860 3,063 380.8% 1870 3,945 28.8% 1880 4,138 4.9% 1890 6,652 60.8% 1900 8,732 31.3% 1910 8,424 −3.5% 1920 7,984 −5.2% 1930 7,015 −12.1% 1940 6,437 −8.2% 1950 6,007 −6.7% 1960 6,545 9.0% 1970 6,405 −2.1% 1980 6,660 4.0% 1990 6,160 −7.5% 2000 6,878 11.7% 2010 6,798 −1.2% 2020 6,749 −0.7% 2024 (est.) 6,871 [ 6] 1.8% U.S. Decennial Census[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Clinch 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[ 17] Pop 2010[ 15] Pop 2020[ 16] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White alone (NH)4,713 4,536 4,256 68.52% 66.73% 63.06% Black or African American alone (NH)2,019 1,876 1,950 29.35% 27.60% 28.89% Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH)27 38 30 0.39% 0.56% 0.44% Asian alone (NH)8 13 22 0.12% 0.19% 0.33% Pacific Islander alone (NH)0 4 7 0.00% 0.06% 0.10% Other race alone (NH)3 16 31 0.04% 0.24% 0.46% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)54 79 200 0.79% 1.16% 2.96% Hispanic or Latino (any race)54 236 253 0.79% 3.47% 3.75% Total 6,878 6,798 6,749 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
As of the2020 census , the county had a population of 6,749. Of the residents, 25.4% were under the age of 18 and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.2 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
The racial makeup of the county was 63.8% White, 29.1%Black or African American , 0.4%American Indian and Alaska Native , 0.3%Asian , 0.2%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander , 2.1% from some other race, and 3.9% fromtwo or more races .Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population.[ 20]
There were 2,587 households in the county, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,639 families residing in the county.[ 19]
There were 3,025 housing units, of which 14.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.1% were owner-occupied and 32.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.[ 19]
As of the 2020s, Clinch County is a Republican stronghold, voting 78% forDonald Trump in2024 . For elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , Clinch County is part ofGeorgia's 8th congressional district , currently represented byAustin Scott . For elections to theGeorgia State Senate , Clinch County is part of District8 .[ 21] Georgia House of Representatives , Clinch County is part of District174 .[ 22]
United States presidential election results for Clinch County, Georgia[ 23] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 1912 9 2.65% 283 83.24% 48 14.12% 1916 8 1.84% 374 85.98% 53 12.18% 1920 77 20.75% 294 79.25% 0 0.00% 1924 13 4.91% 235 88.68% 17 6.42% 1928 143 16.63% 717 83.37% 0 0.00% 1932 11 2.32% 461 97.26% 2 0.42% 1936 71 6.60% 1,002 93.21% 2 0.19% 1940 63 5.67% 1,049 94.33% 0 0.00% 1944 64 9.91% 582 90.09% 0 0.00% 1948 168 9.63% 1,283 73.57% 293 16.80% 1952 350 23.06% 1,168 76.94% 0 0.00% 1956 518 24.73% 1,577 75.27% 0 0.00% 1960 397 30.66% 898 69.34% 0 0.00% 1964 1,084 60.56% 706 39.44% 0 0.00% 1968 304 17.08% 334 18.76% 1,142 64.16% 1972 1,127 82.50% 239 17.50% 0 0.00% 1976 383 21.31% 1,414 78.69% 0 0.00% 1980 513 27.52% 1,325 71.08% 26 1.39% 1984 862 57.97% 625 42.03% 0 0.00% 1988 863 58.91% 594 40.55% 8 0.55% 1992 790 43.00% 759 41.32% 288 15.68% 1996 789 40.42% 973 49.85% 190 9.73% 2000 1,091 56.56% 816 42.30% 22 1.14% 2004 1,501 66.18% 750 33.07% 17 0.75% 2008 1,678 62.10% 989 36.60% 35 1.30% 2012 1,598 64.57% 852 34.42% 25 1.01% 2016 1,727 70.09% 686 27.84% 51 2.07% 2020 2,105 73.55% 744 26.00% 13 0.45% 2024 2,201 75.69% 702 24.14% 5 0.17%
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