County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Crisp County is acounty located in thecentral portion of theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 20,128.[ 1] county seat isCordele .[ 2] Dooly County and named for Georgia CongressmanCharles Frederick Crisp .[ 3] [ 4]
Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GAmicropolitan statistical area .
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 281 square miles (730 km2 ), of which 273 square miles (710 km2 ) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km2 ) (3.0%) is water.[ 5]
The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south ofArabi running northeast, is located in the MiddleFlint River sub-basin of theACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in theAlapaha River sub-basin of theSuwannee River .[ 6]
Census-designated place [ edit ] Unincorporated territory [ edit ] Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1910 16,423 — 1920 18,914 15.2% 1930 17,343 −8.3% 1940 17,540 1.1% 1950 17,663 0.7% 1960 17,768 0.6% 1970 18,087 1.8% 1980 19,489 7.8% 1990 20,011 2.7% 2000 21,996 9.9% 2010 23,439 6.6% 2020 20,128 −14.1% 2024 (est.) 19,468 [ 7] −3.3% U.S. Decennial Census[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
As of the2020 census , the county had a population of 20,128, 8,346 households, and 5,712 families. The median age was 41.9 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.6 males age 18 and over. 54.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 45.7% lived in rural areas.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
The racial makeup of the county was 49.7% White, 44.1%Black or African American , 0.2%American Indian and Alaska Native , 0.9%Asian , 0.0%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander , 1.9% from some other race, and 3.2% fromtwo or more races .Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.1% of the population.[ 20]
Of the households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 37.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[ 19]
There were 9,854 housing units, of which 15.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 55.8% were owner-occupied and 44.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.[ 19]
As of the 2020s, Crisp County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 62.83% forDonald Trump in2024 . For elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , Crisp County is part ofGeorgia's 8th congressional district , currently represented byAustin Scott . For elections to theGeorgia State Senate , Crisp County is part ofDistrict 13 .[ 21] Georgia House of Representatives , Crisp County is part ofDistrict 148 .[ 22]
United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia[ 23] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 1912 45 6.42% 644 91.87% 12 1.71% 1916 100 14.68% 577 84.73% 4 0.59% 1920 83 12.81% 565 87.19% 0 0.00% 1924 21 4.41% 439 92.23% 16 3.36% 1928 402 43.46% 523 56.54% 0 0.00% 1932 10 1.35% 725 97.97% 5 0.68% 1936 79 7.12% 1,029 92.70% 2 0.18% 1940 129 10.91% 1,049 88.75% 4 0.34% 1944 217 15.32% 1,199 84.68% 0 0.00% 1948 221 11.22% 1,225 62.18% 524 26.60% 1952 949 30.96% 2,116 69.04% 0 0.00% 1956 835 24.84% 2,526 75.16% 0 0.00% 1960 963 28.94% 2,365 71.06% 0 0.00% 1964 3,337 65.52% 1,756 34.48% 0 0.00% 1968 935 17.90% 1,017 19.47% 3,271 62.63% 1972 3,623 84.16% 682 15.84% 0 0.00% 1976 1,328 26.17% 3,747 73.83% 0 0.00% 1980 1,861 34.80% 3,403 63.64% 83 1.55% 1984 2,895 57.63% 2,128 42.37% 0 0.00% 1988 2,916 62.94% 1,690 36.48% 27 0.58% 1992 2,253 39.46% 2,610 45.72% 846 14.82% 1996 2,321 43.83% 2,504 47.28% 471 8.89% 2000 3,285 58.57% 2,268 40.44% 56 1.00% 2004 3,865 61.80% 2,357 37.69% 32 0.51% 2008 4,424 58.56% 3,085 40.84% 45 0.60% 2012 4,182 56.51% 3,167 42.80% 51 0.69% 2016 4,549 60.26% 2,837 37.58% 163 2.16% 2020 4,985 62.03% 2,982 37.11% 69 0.86% 2024 5,099 62.83% 2,993 36.88% 24 0.30%
United States Senate election results for Crisp County, Georgia3 Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 2020 2,330 29.55% 1,738 22.04% 3,817 48.41% 2020 4,436 62.15% 2,702 37.85% 0 0.00% 2022 4,058 64.35% 2,164 34.32% 84 1.33% 2022 3,732 64.71% 2,035 35.29% 0 0.00%
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