Glascock County | |
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 Glascock County Courthouse in Gibson | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:33°14′N82°37′W / 33.23°N 82.61°W /33.23; -82.61 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1857; 168 years ago (1857) |
| Named after | Thomas Glascock |
| Seat | Gibson |
| Largest city | Gibson |
| Area | |
• Total | 144 sq mi (370 km2) |
| • Land | 144 sq mi (370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,884 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | www |
Glascock County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. As of the2020 census, the population was 2,884,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. Thecounty seat isGibson.[2] The county was created on December 19, 1857.[3]
The county is named afterThomas Glascock,[4] a soldier in theWar of 1812, general in theFirst Seminole War andU.S. representative.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 144 square miles (370 km2), of which 144 square miles (370 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5] It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area, behindClayton,Rockdale, andClarke counties.
The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the UpperOgeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast ofState Route 80, located in theBrier Creek sub-basin of theSavannah River basin.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 2,437 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,736 | 12.3% | |
| 1880 | 3,577 | 30.7% | |
| 1890 | 3,720 | 4.0% | |
| 1900 | 4,516 | 21.4% | |
| 1910 | 4,669 | 3.4% | |
| 1920 | 4,192 | −10.2% | |
| 1930 | 4,388 | 4.7% | |
| 1940 | 4,547 | 3.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,579 | −21.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,672 | −25.3% | |
| 1970 | 2,280 | −14.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,382 | 4.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,357 | −1.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,556 | 8.4% | |
| 2010 | 3,082 | 20.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,884 | −6.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 2,954 | [7] | 2.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12] 1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14] 1980-2000[15] 2010[16] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,573 | 89.22% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.24% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 54 | 1.87% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 52 | 1.8% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 2,884 people, 1,108 households, and 726 families residing in the county.
Glascock County, a rural, sparsely-populated, majority-white county, is arguably the most Republican of Georgia's 159 counties, and one of the most Republican counties in theUnited States, with over 90 percent of voters supportingDonald Trump in2024. In addition, Republican percentages have been in the 80s since2004, and the last Democrat to win the county was GeorgianJimmy Carter in1980. This is despite being surrounded by Democratic counties.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 1,534 | 91.86% | 133 | 7.96% | 3 | 0.18% |
| 2020 | 1,402 | 89.58% | 155 | 9.90% | 8 | 0.51% |
| 2016 | 1,235 | 88.85% | 138 | 9.93% | 17 | 1.22% |
| 2012 | 1,135 | 84.96% | 176 | 13.17% | 25 | 1.87% |
| 2008 | 1,202 | 84.17% | 210 | 14.71% | 16 | 1.12% |
| 2004 | 1,016 | 80.00% | 250 | 19.69% | 4 | 0.31% |
| 2000 | 763 | 74.80% | 249 | 24.41% | 8 | 0.78% |
| 1996 | 532 | 52.78% | 348 | 34.52% | 128 | 12.70% |
| 1992 | 516 | 50.94% | 316 | 31.19% | 181 | 17.87% |
| 1988 | 580 | 73.42% | 210 | 26.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 827 | 72.29% | 317 | 27.71% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 510 | 44.82% | 614 | 53.95% | 14 | 1.23% |
| 1976 | 371 | 34.51% | 704 | 65.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 578 | 93.38% | 41 | 6.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 185 | 19.17% | 47 | 4.87% | 733 | 75.96% |
| 1964 | 836 | 86.19% | 134 | 13.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 180 | 37.58% | 299 | 62.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 110 | 25.94% | 314 | 74.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 233 | 37.95% | 381 | 62.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 13 | 2.58% | 123 | 24.40% | 368 | 73.02% |
| 1944 | 161 | 33.61% | 318 | 66.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 76 | 18.54% | 332 | 80.98% | 2 | 0.49% |
| 1936 | 68 | 15.45% | 369 | 83.86% | 3 | 0.68% |
| 1932 | 7 | 1.75% | 393 | 98.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 225 | 64.66% | 123 | 35.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 26 | 12.68% | 111 | 54.15% | 68 | 33.17% |
| 1920 | 83 | 26.35% | 232 | 73.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 8 | 2.76% | 126 | 43.45% | 156 | 53.79% |
| 1912 | 3 | 1.63% | 109 | 59.24% | 72 | 39.13% |
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