Pulaski County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofGeorgia | |
 Georgia's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:32°14′N83°28′W / 32.24°N 83.47°W /32.24; -83.47 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 13, 1808; 216 years ago (1808-12-13) |
| Named after | Kazimierz Pułaski |
| Seat | Hawkinsville |
| Largest city | Hawkinsville |
| Area | |
• Total | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |
| • Land | 249 sq mi (640 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,855 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,095 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | hawkinsville-pulaski |
Pulaski County is acounty located in thecentral portion of theU.S. state ofGeorgia. As of the2020 census, the population was 9,855.[1] Thecounty seat isHawkinsville.[2]
Pulaski County was created by an act of theGeorgia General Assembly on December 13, 1808, from a portion ofLaurens County.[3] In the antebellum years, it was developed for cotton cultivation and is part of the Black Belt of Georgia, an arc of highly fertile soil.
In 1870,Dodge County was partially created from a section of Pulaski County by another legislative act. In 1912, the northeastern half of Pulaski County was used to createBleckley County via a constitutional amendment approved by Georgia voters.
The county was named forCountKazimierz Pułaski ofPoland who fought and died forUnited Statesindependence in theAmerican Revolutionary War.
The county population fell by more than half from 1910 to 1930, as residents moved to cities. African Americans especially joined theGreat Migration to northern and midwestern cities, both to gain work and to escape theJim Crow racial oppression of the South.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 251 square miles (650 km2), of which 249 square miles (640 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4] The entirety of Pulaski County is located in the LowerOcmulgee River sub-basin of theAltamaha River basin.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 2,093 | — | |
| 1820 | 5,283 | 152.4% | |
| 1830 | 4,906 | −7.1% | |
| 1840 | 5,389 | 9.8% | |
| 1850 | 6,627 | 23.0% | |
| 1860 | 8,744 | 31.9% | |
| 1870 | 11,940 | 36.6% | |
| 1880 | 14,058 | 17.7% | |
| 1890 | 16,559 | 17.8% | |
| 1900 | 18,489 | 11.7% | |
| 1910 | 22,835 | 23.5% | |
| 1920 | 11,587 | −49.3% | |
| 1930 | 9,005 | −22.3% | |
| 1940 | 9,829 | 9.2% | |
| 1950 | 8,808 | −10.4% | |
| 1960 | 8,204 | −6.9% | |
| 1970 | 8,066 | −1.7% | |
| 1980 | 8,950 | 11.0% | |
| 1990 | 8,108 | −9.4% | |
| 2000 | 9,588 | 18.3% | |
| 2010 | 12,010 | 25.3% | |
| 2020 | 9,855 | −17.9% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 10,095 | [6] | 2.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11] 1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13] 1980-2000[14] 2010[15] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 6,022 | 61.11% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,161 | 32.08% |
| Native American | 8 | 0.08% |
| Asian | 92 | 0.93% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 242 | 2.46% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 327 | 3.32% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 9,855 people, 3,687 households, and 2,479 families residing in the county.
Pulaski County is one of only a handful of counties in Georgia with thesole commissioner form of county government, in which the county is governed by a single elected official. Georgia is the only state that permits this form of government. In 2018, Jenna Mashburn was elected to the office of sole commissioner.[17]
TheGeorgia Department of Corrections operates thePulaski State Prison inHawkinsville.[18]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 3,036 | 69.94% | 1,281 | 29.51% | 24 | 0.55% |
| 2020 | 2,815 | 68.98% | 1,230 | 30.14% | 36 | 0.88% |
| 2016 | 2,437 | 67.60% | 1,104 | 30.62% | 64 | 1.78% |
| 2012 | 2,444 | 66.32% | 1,219 | 33.08% | 22 | 0.60% |
| 2008 | 2,553 | 64.44% | 1,377 | 34.76% | 32 | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 2,202 | 62.61% | 1,294 | 36.79% | 21 | 0.60% |
| 2000 | 1,922 | 57.44% | 1,390 | 41.54% | 34 | 1.02% |
| 1996 | 1,196 | 39.47% | 1,554 | 51.29% | 280 | 9.24% |
| 1992 | 1,075 | 31.15% | 1,756 | 50.88% | 620 | 17.97% |
| 1988 | 1,400 | 48.48% | 1,476 | 51.11% | 12 | 0.42% |
| 1984 | 1,509 | 51.17% | 1,440 | 48.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,153 | 35.67% | 1,997 | 61.79% | 82 | 2.54% |
| 1976 | 485 | 17.30% | 2,318 | 82.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 1,966 | 81.58% | 444 | 18.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 595 | 22.22% | 514 | 19.19% | 1,569 | 58.59% |
| 1964 | 1,768 | 64.86% | 953 | 34.96% | 5 | 0.18% |
| 1960 | 334 | 22.42% | 1,156 | 77.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 171 | 10.73% | 1,422 | 89.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 165 | 9.50% | 1,572 | 90.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 64 | 8.06% | 567 | 71.41% | 163 | 20.53% |
| 1944 | 55 | 8.50% | 592 | 91.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 38 | 7.31% | 478 | 91.92% | 4 | 0.77% |
| 1936 | 38 | 4.45% | 808 | 94.61% | 8 | 0.94% |
| 1932 | 14 | 1.42% | 973 | 98.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 105 | 14.11% | 639 | 85.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 29 | 5.89% | 442 | 89.84% | 21 | 4.27% |
| 1920 | 57 | 14.43% | 338 | 85.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 23 | 5.49% | 383 | 91.41% | 13 | 3.10% |
| 1912 | 39 | 3.43% | 1,080 | 95.07% | 17 | 1.50% |
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