County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Charlton County is the southernmostcounty in theU.S. state ofGeorgia . As of the2020 census , the population was 12,518.[ 2] county seat isFolkston .[ 3]
Charlton County was created from a portion ofCamden County ,Georgia , by an act of theGeorgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854.[ 4] Trader's Hill , until 1901. Additional lands fromWare County , Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each countyceding land to the other.[ 5]
The county is named forRobert Milledge Charlton , aU. S. Senator from Georgia.[ 6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 782 square miles (2,030 km2 ), of which 774 square miles (2,000 km2 ) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km2 ) (1.1%) is water.[ 7] Georgia . A large portion of the county lies within theOkefenokee Swamp and itsfederally protected areas .
The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in theSt. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north ofHomeland , is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the UpperSuwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.[ 8]
National protected area [ edit ] Unincorporated communities [ edit ] Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1860 1,780 — 1870 1,897 6.6% 1880 2,154 13.5% 1890 3,335 54.8% 1900 3,592 7.7% 1910 4,722 31.5% 1920 4,536 −3.9% 1930 4,381 −3.4% 1940 5,256 20.0% 1950 4,821 −8.3% 1960 5,313 10.2% 1970 5,680 6.9% 1980 7,343 29.3% 1990 8,496 15.7% 2000 10,282 21.0% 2010 12,171 18.4% 2020 12,518 2.9% 2023 (est.) 12,934 [ 9] 3.3% U.S. Decennial Census[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Charlton 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[ 24] Pop 2010[ 25] Pop 2020[ 23] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White alone (NH)7,014 8,116 7,532 68.22% 66.68% 60.17% Black or African American alone (NH)2,990 3,443 2,386 29.08% 28.29% 19.06% Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH)39 38 40 0.38% 0.31% 0.32% Asian alone (NH)35 76 109 0.34% 0.62% 0.87% Pacific Islander alone (NH)6 3 2 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% Other race alone (NH)3 5 30 0.03% 0.04% 0.24% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)114 180 383 1.11% 1.48% 3.06% Hispanic or Latino (any race)81 310 2,036 0.79% 2.55% 16.26% Total 10,282 12,171 12,518 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
As of the2020 United States census , there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.
United States presidential election results for Charlton County, Georgia[ 26] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 2024 3,607 77.94% 1,007 21.76% 14 0.30% 2020 3,419 74.85% 1,105 24.19% 44 0.96% 2016 2,951 73.21% 1,004 24.91% 76 1.89% 2012 2,527 67.12% 1,197 31.79% 41 1.09% 2008 2,466 66.70% 1,197 32.38% 34 0.92% 2004 2,311 68.15% 1,064 31.38% 16 0.47% 2000 1,770 62.86% 1,015 36.04% 31 1.10% 1996 1,374 45.33% 1,368 45.13% 289 9.53% 1992 1,333 46.09% 1,127 38.97% 432 14.94% 1988 1,327 57.60% 943 40.93% 34 1.48% 1984 1,368 55.18% 1,111 44.82% 0 0.00% 1980 779 34.08% 1,469 64.26% 38 1.66% 1976 452 20.53% 1,750 79.47% 0 0.00% 1972 1,244 80.05% 310 19.95% 0 0.00% 1968 332 17.08% 455 23.41% 1,157 59.52% 1964 1,179 67.26% 574 32.74% 0 0.00% 1960 289 28.28% 733 71.72% 0 0.00% 1956 204 21.38% 750 78.62% 0 0.00% 1952 288 26.11% 815 73.89% 0 0.00% 1948 70 12.32% 339 59.68% 159 27.99% 1944 89 16.15% 462 83.85% 0 0.00% 1940 60 9.65% 562 90.35% 0 0.00% 1936 28 5.63% 468 94.16% 1 0.20% 1932 32 8.82% 330 90.91% 1 0.28% 1928 160 27.83% 415 72.17% 0 0.00% 1924 20 11.24% 151 84.83% 7 3.93% 1920 28 15.14% 157 84.86% 0 0.00% 1916 52 22.41% 169 72.84% 11 4.74% 1912 22 9.95% 150 67.87% 49 22.17%
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