County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Laurens County is acounty located in thecentral part of theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 49,570,[ 1] [ 2] county seat isDublin .[ 3] John Laurens ,[ 4] American Revolutionary War .
Laurens County is part of the Dublinmicropolitan statistical area .
Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson and Washington Counties.[ 5] Red Summer of 1919 , racial tensions increased in the area, leading to theLaurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919 .
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 818 square miles (2,120 km2 ), of which 807 square miles (2,090 km2 ) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2 ) (1.4%) is water.[ 6]
The majority of Laurens County is located in the LowerOconee River sub-basin of theAltamaha River basin. The southwestern corner of the county, defined by a line that runs west fromChester throughRentz toU.S. Route 441 , and then southeast towardGlenwood , is located in the LittleOcmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. A small and narrow sliver of the eastern edge of the county, from east ofLovett to northeast ofRockledge , is located in theOhoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.[ 7] Cow Hell Swamp .
Unincorporated communities [ edit ] Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1810 2,210 — 1820 5,436 146.0% 1830 5,589 2.8% 1840 5,585 −0.1% 1850 6,442 15.3% 1860 6,998 8.6% 1870 7,834 11.9% 1880 10,053 28.3% 1890 13,747 36.7% 1900 25,908 88.5% 1910 35,501 37.0% 1920 39,605 11.6% 1930 32,693 −17.5% 1940 33,606 2.8% 1950 33,123 −1.4% 1960 32,313 −2.4% 1970 32,738 1.3% 1980 36,990 13.0% 1990 39,988 8.1% 2000 44,874 12.2% 2010 48,434 7.9% 2020 49,570 2.3% 2024 (est.) 50,287 [ 8] 1.4% U.S. Decennial Census[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Laurens 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[ 19] Pop 2010[ 17] Pop 2020[ 18] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White alone (NH)28,199 28,920 27,881 62.84% 59.71% 56.25% Black or African American alone (NH)15,417 17,268 18,219 34.36% 35.65% 36.75% Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH)80 87 80 0.18% 0.18% 0.16% Asian alone (NH)361 478 507 0.80% 0.99% 1.02% Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH)12 4 14 0.03% 0.01% 0.03% Other race alone (NH)44 41 141 0.10% 0.08% 0.28% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)232 493 1,304 0.52% 1.02% 2.63% Hispanic or Latino (any race)529 1,143 1,424 1.18% 2.36% 2.87% Total 44,874 48,434 49,570 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
As of the2020 United States census , there were 49,570 people, 17,142 households, and 11,549 families residing in the county.
Laurens County School District operates the county's public schools.
United States presidential election results for Laurens County, Georgia[ 20] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 1912 92 7.52% 1,107 90.52% 24 1.96% 1916 143 9.69% 1,269 85.98% 64 4.34% 1920 350 23.07% 1,167 76.93% 0 0.00% 1924 121 9.31% 1,127 86.76% 51 3.93% 1928 470 19.13% 1,987 80.87% 0 0.00% 1932 38 1.71% 2,188 98.25% 1 0.04% 1936 304 10.37% 2,620 89.39% 7 0.24% 1940 435 15.79% 2,316 84.07% 4 0.15% 1944 498 16.37% 2,544 83.63% 0 0.00% 1948 268 7.05% 2,325 61.12% 1,211 31.83% 1952 1,046 17.30% 5,001 82.70% 0 0.00% 1956 1,189 18.95% 5,085 81.05% 0 0.00% 1960 1,884 28.84% 4,648 71.16% 0 0.00% 1964 5,457 58.76% 3,828 41.22% 2 0.02% 1968 2,738 21.33% 3,451 26.88% 6,649 51.79% 1972 7,350 77.53% 2,130 22.47% 0 0.00% 1976 3,281 27.58% 8,617 72.42% 0 0.00% 1980 4,392 35.07% 7,860 62.76% 271 2.16% 1984 7,181 56.76% 5,471 43.24% 0 0.00% 1988 6,929 57.89% 4,879 40.76% 162 1.35% 1992 6,146 43.72% 6,184 43.99% 1,729 12.30% 1996 6,118 47.79% 5,792 45.24% 893 6.97% 2000 8,133 57.94% 5,724 40.78% 179 1.28% 2004 10,883 63.05% 6,281 36.39% 97 0.56% 2008 12,052 60.37% 7,769 38.92% 142 0.71% 2012 11,950 60.85% 7,513 38.26% 176 0.90% 2016 12,411 63.33% 6,752 34.46% 433 2.21% 2020 14,493 63.76% 8,074 35.52% 164 0.72% 2024 15,460 66.20% 7,820 33.49% 72 0.31%
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