County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Turner County is acounty located in the south central portion of theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 9,006.[ 1] county seat isAshburn .[ 2] Henry G. Turner ,U.S. representative andGeorgia state Supreme Court justice.[ 3]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2 ), of which 285 square miles (740 km2 ) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2 ) (1.6%) is water.[ 4]
The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west ofInterstate 75 heading east, are located in theAlapaha River sub-basin of theSuwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in theLittle River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the MiddleFlint River sub-basin of theACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[ 5]
[ edit ] Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1910 10,075 — 1920 12,466 23.7% 1930 11,196 −10.2% 1940 10,846 −3.1% 1950 10,479 −3.4% 1960 8,439 −19.5% 1970 8,790 4.2% 1980 9,510 8.2% 1990 8,703 −8.5% 2000 9,504 9.2% 2010 8,930 −6.0% 2020 9,006 0.9% 2024 (est.) 9,023 [ 6] 0.2% U.S. Decennial Census[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 1]
As of the2020 census , the county had a population of 9,006, 3,512 households, and 2,297 families, and the median age was 40.7 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.7 males age 18 and over. 52.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 47.4% lived in rural areas.[ 16] [ 17]
The racial makeup of the county was 53.4% White, 40.7%Black or African American , 0.1%American Indian and Alaska Native , 0.6%Asian , 0.0%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander , 1.9% from some other race, and 3.3% fromtwo or more races .Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.1% of the population.[ 18]
Of the 3,512 households in the county, 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[ 17]
There were 3,916 housing units, of which 10.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 64.7% were owner-occupied and 35.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%.[ 17]
As of the 2020s, Turner County is a Republican stronghold, voting 64% forDonald Trump in2024 . For elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , Turner County is part ofGeorgia's 8th congressional district , currently represented byAustin Scott . For elections to theGeorgia State Senate , Turner County is part of District13 .[ 19] Georgia House of Representatives , Turner County is part of District169 .[ 20]
United States presidential election results for Turner County, Georgia[ 21] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 1912 54 11.54% 382 81.62% 32 6.84% 1916 172 23.99% 400 55.79% 145 20.22% 1920 182 31.65% 393 68.35% 0 0.00% 1924 166 30.97% 338 63.06% 32 5.97% 1928 526 61.59% 328 38.41% 0 0.00% 1932 59 6.04% 909 93.04% 9 0.92% 1936 188 17.94% 860 82.06% 0 0.00% 1940 351 30.60% 791 68.96% 5 0.44% 1944 334 29.51% 797 70.41% 1 0.09% 1948 147 12.86% 774 67.72% 222 19.42% 1952 402 22.85% 1,357 77.15% 0 0.00% 1956 354 20.21% 1,398 79.79% 0 0.00% 1960 328 17.51% 1,545 82.49% 0 0.00% 1964 1,672 69.93% 719 30.07% 0 0.00% 1968 419 15.66% 412 15.40% 1,845 68.95% 1972 2,120 82.91% 437 17.09% 0 0.00% 1976 416 15.52% 2,265 84.48% 0 0.00% 1980 898 30.74% 1,990 68.13% 33 1.13% 1984 1,329 51.14% 1,270 48.86% 0 0.00% 1988 1,312 50.52% 1,122 43.20% 163 6.28% 1992 936 30.95% 1,669 55.19% 419 13.86% 1996 924 37.64% 1,272 51.81% 259 10.55% 2000 1,258 51.22% 1,169 47.60% 29 1.18% 2004 1,815 61.21% 1,135 38.28% 15 0.51% 2008 2,096 58.94% 1,427 40.13% 33 0.93% 2012 2,028 56.85% 1,510 42.33% 29 0.81% 2016 2,095 61.53% 1,246 36.59% 64 1.88% 2020 2,349 61.96% 1,409 37.17% 33 0.87% 2024 2,457 64.10% 1,365 35.61% 11 0.29%
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