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| Tattnall County, Georgia | |
 Tattnall County Courthouse
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 Location in the state of Georgia (U.S. state) | |
 Georgia's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | December 5, 1801 |
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| Named for | Josiah Tattnall |
| Seat | Reidsville |
| Largest city | Glennville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
488 sq mi (1,264 km²) 479 sq mi (1,241 km²) 8.9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.8% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
22,842 53/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www.tattnall.com |
Tattnall County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,842.[1] The county seat is Reidsville.[2] Tattnall County was created on December 5, 1801, from part of Montgomery County, Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly.[3] The county was named after Josiah Tattnall (1762–1803), a planter, soldier and politician.[4] It is located within the Magnolia Midlands, a part of the Historic South region.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 488 square miles (1,260 km2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km2) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km2) (1.8%) is water.[5]
Most of the western portion of Tattnall County, defined by a line running from Cobbtown south to Collins, then east to a point halfway to Bellville, and then south and southwest to the middle of the county's southern border, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The northeastern portion of the county, from Cobbtown to east of Reidsville, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The southeastern and southwestern parts of Tattnall County are located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name.[6]
Major highways[]
U.S. Route 25/U.S. Route 301- U.S. Route 280
- State Route 23
- State Route 30
- State Route 56
- State Route 57
- State Route 73
- State Route 121
- State Route 129
- State Route 144
- State Route 147
- State Route 152
- State Route 169
- State Route 178
- State Route 292
Adjacent counties[]
- Candler County - north
- Evans County - northeast
- Liberty County - east
- Long County - southeast
- Wayne County - south
- Appling County - southwest
- Toombs County - west
- Emanuel County - northwest
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 2,206 | ||
| 1820 | 2,644 | 19.9% | |
| 1830 | 2,040 | −22.8% | |
| 1840 | 2,724 | 33.5% | |
| 1850 | 3,227 | 18.5% | |
| 1860 | 4,352 | 34.9% | |
| 1870 | 4,860 | 11.7% | |
| 1880 | 6,988 | 43.8% | |
| 1890 | 10,253 | 46.7% | |
| 1900 | 20,419 | 99.2% | |
| 1910 | 18,569 | −9.1% | |
| 1920 | 14,502 | −21.9% | |
| 1930 | 15,411 | 6.3% | |
| 1940 | 16,243 | 5.4% | |
| 1950 | 15,939 | −1.9% | |
| 1960 | 15,837 | −0.6% | |
| 1970 | 16,557 | 4.5% | |
| 1980 | 18,134 | 9.5% | |
| 1990 | 17,722 | −2.3% | |
| 2000 | 22,305 | 25.9% | |
| 2010 | 25,520 | 14.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2000 census[]
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 22,305 people, 7,057 households, and 4,876 families living in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (18/km2). There were 8,578 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 60.51% White, 31.43% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.64% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 8.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,057 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were married couples living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 34.60% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 136.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 146.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,664, and the median income for a family was $35,951. Males had a median income of $28,994 versus $19,984 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,439. About 18.60% of families and 23.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.90% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census[]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 25,520 people, 8,210 households, and 5,568 families living in the county.[12] The population density was 53.2 inhabitants per square mile (20.5 /km2). There were 9,966 housing units at an average density of 20.8 per square mile (8.0 /km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 62.7% white, 29.3% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 6.0% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.8% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 12.9% were Irish, 6.6% were German, and 5.2% were American.[14]
Of the 8,210 households, 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were non-families, and 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 36.6 years.[12]
The median income for a household in the county was $38,522 and the median income for a family was $45,601. Males had a median income of $35,240 versus $27,584 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,742. About 14.7% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.[15]
2020 census[]
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 13,825 | 60.52% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5,961 | 26.1% |
| Native American | 36 | 0.16% |
| Asian | 127 | 0.56% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 584 | 2.56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,303 | 10.08% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,842 people, 8,241 households, and 5,875 families residing in the county.
Government and infrastructure[]
Georgia State Prison
The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Rogers State Prison, and formerly the Georgia State Prison in unincorporated Tattnall County,,[17] near Reidsville.[18] As of 2020, according to the Georgia State Prison Fact Sheet, the facility occupies 9,800 acres of land inside Tattnall County and provides 162 staff housing units on the reservation. The prison cemetery has 971 burials which are inmates who died while serving time from 1937 to present.
Another large government parcel of land is the 10,000 acre Big Hammock Wildlife Management Preserve in the southwest section of the county. The entrance is 12 miles south of Glennville on Hwy 144 at the Ohoopee River Bridge. This is controlled by the GA Department of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Resources Division. It has a shooting range and 2 boat ramps along the river which are north of the merger with the Altamaha River which forms the southern border of the county. Permits are issued for seasonal hunting of deer, turkey, and small game. Updates are posted at www.GoHuntGeorgia.com
Another large government land parcel is on the eastern side of Tattnall County along the border with Evans, Liberty, and Long Counties. This 6000+ acres forms the western side of the Fort Stewart Army Reservation which is based in Hinesville, GA. Originally this was farmland purchased by the Army during and after World War II. It has since been turned into forest land with no development. The current Ft. Stewart Land Use Development plan excludes any of this property in their 25-year future planning approved by the Department of Defense. This land mass can be viewed on Google Maps with additional info from the website for the Ft. Stewart Joint Land Use Study. (www.mrrpc.com/Misc_pdfs/Fort_Stewart_JLUS_Final_Report.pdf)
Politics[]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 6,054 | 73.95% | 2,062 | 25.19% | 71 | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 5,096 | 73.54% | 1,681 | 24.26% | 153 | 2.21% |
| 2012 | 4,706 | 70.48% | 1,897 | 28.41% | 74 | 1.11% |
| 2008 | 4,730 | 70.32% | 1,932 | 28.72% | 64 | 0.95% |
| 2004 | 4,657 | 71.93% | 1,787 | 27.60% | 30 | 0.46% |
| 2000 | 3,597 | 64.12% | 1,963 | 34.99% | 50 | 0.89% |
| 1996 | 2,518 | 46.23% | 2,369 | 43.49% | 560 | 10.28% |
| 1992 | 2,566 | 43.18% | 2,360 | 39.72% | 1,016 | 17.10% |
| 1988 | 3,172 | 65.03% | 1,694 | 34.73% | 12 | 0.25% |
| 1984 | 3,641 | 65.08% | 1,954 | 34.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 2,082 | 41.62% | 2,864 | 57.26% | 56 | 1.12% |
| 1976 | 1,326 | 27.16% | 3,556 | 72.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 2,892 | 85.46% | 492 | 14.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 852 | 16.34% | 957 | 18.35% | 3,405 | 65.30% |
| 1964 | 3,264 | 66.45% | 1,648 | 33.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 869 | 31.29% | 1,908 | 68.71% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 440 | 18.96% | 1,881 | 81.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 1,114 | 31.41% | 2,433 | 68.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 216 | 11.59% | 1,071 | 57.46% | 577 | 30.95% |
| 1944 | 494 | 28.91% | 1,215 | 71.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 421 | 25.15% | 1,246 | 74.43% | 7 | 0.42% |
| 1936 | 214 | 16.82% | 1,047 | 82.31% | 11 | 0.86% |
| 1932 | 37 | 1.70% | 2,133 | 98.02% | 6 | 0.28% |
| 1928 | 791 | 63.23% | 460 | 36.77% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 66 | 5.02% | 1,100 | 83.65% | 149 | 11.33% |
| 1920 | 301 | 40.24% | 447 | 59.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 49 | 5.95% | 574 | 69.74% | 200 | 24.30% |
| 1912 | 18 | 2.13% | 592 | 69.89% | 237 | 27.98% |
| 1908 | 263 | 21.09% | 534 | 42.82% | 450 | 36.09% |
| 1904 | 171 | 14.88% | 621 | 54.05% | 357 | 31.07% |
| 1900 | 611 | 41.42% | 738 | 50.03% | 126 | 8.54% |
| 1896 | 600 | 47.24% | 517 | 40.71% | 153 | 12.05% |
| 1892 | 247 | 13.75% | 918 | 51.11% | 631 | 35.13% |
| 1888 | 102 | 15.99% | 534 | 83.70% | 2 | 0.31% |
| 1884 | 252 | 28.09% | 645 | 71.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1880 | 113 | 16.74% | 562 | 83.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Cobbtown
- Collins
- Glennville (largest city)
- Manassas
- Reidsville (county seat)
Census-designated place[]
- Mendes
Education[]
Tattnall County School District serves as the designated K-12 school district, except parts in Fort Stewart. Fort Stewart has the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as its local school district,[20] for the elementary level.[21] Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts.[22]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tattnall County, Georgia
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13267.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ "Tattnall County Historical Maps". http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/tattnallhistmaps.htm.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins. Macon, GA: Winship Press. pp. 222. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13267.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13267.
- ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13267.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13267.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13267&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Tattnall County, GA". U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF. p. 7/16). https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/county/c13267_tattnall/DC20BLK_C13267.pdf. Retrieved 2022-08-13. "Rogers State Prison [...] Georgia State Prison"
- ^ "Georgia State Prison Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tattnall County, GA". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13267_tattnall/DC20SD_C13267.pdf. Retrieved 2022-07-05. - text list - "Fort Stewart School District" refers to the DoDEA schools.
- ^ "Fort Stewart Schools". Department of Defense Education Activity. https://www.dodea.edu/americas/southeast/fortstewart/index.cfm. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Fort Stewart Education". Military One Source. https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/fort-stewart/education/education. Retrieved 2022-07-05. - This is from a .mil website.
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