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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Decatur, Georgia}}
{{Distinguish|Decatur, Georgia}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
  | county              = Decatur County
  | county              = Decatur County
  | state                = Georgia
  | state                = Georgia
  | seal                =  
  | seal                =Seal of Decatur County, GA.png
  | founded              = {{start date and age|1823}}
  | founded              = {{start date and age|1823}}
  | seat wl              = Bainbridge
  | seat wl              = Bainbridge
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  | census yr            = 2020
  | census yr            = 2020
  | pop                  = 29367
  | pop                  = 29367
| pop_est_as_of        = 2025
| population_est      = 29432 {{increase}}
  | density_sq_mi        = 49
  | density_sq_mi        = 49
  | time zone            = Eastern
  | time zone            = Eastern
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  | district            = 2nd
  | district            = 2nd
  | named for            = [[Stephen Decatur]]
  | named for            = [[Stephen Decatur]]
}}
|logo=Decatur County, GA logo.png}}


'''Decatur County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 29,367.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Decatur County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Decatur_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13087|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Bainbridge, Georgia|Bainbridge]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
'''Decatur County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 29,367.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Decatur County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Decatur_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13087|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Bainbridge, Georgia|Bainbridge]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
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The county was created by an act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on December 8, 1823, from a portion of [[Early County, Georgia|Early County]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917110647/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf |archive-date=September 17, 2003 |url-status=live | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=60 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Three other counties were created from land that was originally part of Decatur County.
The county was created by an act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on December 8, 1823, from a portion of [[Early County, Georgia|Early County]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917110647/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf |archive-date=September 17, 2003 |url-status=live | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=60 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Three other counties were created from land that was originally part of Decatur County.


In 1825, a portion of Decatur was used in the creation of [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]]. In 1905, another portion of Decatur was used in the creation of part of [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady County]]. In 1920, the western portion of Decatur County was used to form [[Seminole County, Georgia|Seminole County]] in its entirety.
In 1825, a portion of Decatur was used in the creation of [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]].{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} In 1905, another portion of Decatur was used in the creation of part of [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady County]].{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} In 1920, the western portion of Decatur County was used to form [[Seminole County, Georgia|Seminole County]] in its entirety.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}


Decatur County is named for [[United States Navy]] [[Commodore (USN)|Commodore]] [[Stephen Decatur]], a hero of the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n101 102]}}</ref>
Decatur County is named for [[United States Navy]] [[Commodore (USN)|Commodore]] [[Stephen Decatur]], a hero of the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n101 102]}}</ref>
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* [[Brinson, Georgia|Brinson]]
* [[Brinson, Georgia|Brinson]]


=== Census-Designated Place ===
===Census-Designated Place===


* [[Faceville, Georgia|Faceville]]
* [[Faceville, Georgia|Faceville]]
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|2010= 27842
|2010= 27842
|2020= 29367
|2020= 29367
|estyear=2023
|estyear=2025
|estimate=29087
|estimate=29432
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 15, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}}
|align-fn=center
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13087.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607123140/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13087.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web |first=   |last=   |authorlink=  |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher= United States Census Bureau |date= 1910 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=   |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116032336/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf  |archive-date= January 16, 2024  |page=   |url-status= dead  }}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13087.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607123140/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13087.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}


{| class="wikitable"
===Racial and ethnic composition===
|+Decatur County racial makeup as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13087&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Race
|+'''Decatur County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Num.
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Perc.
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Georgia - Table 58 - Race by Sex: 1980 and Table 59 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-05.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=12-52|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218082208/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80148uns_bw.pdf| archive-date=February 18, 2026|via= [[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-12.pdf|access-date=|page=15-65|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901103316/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-12.pdf|via= [[Wayback Machine]]| archive-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Decatur County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US13087&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Decatur County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13087&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Decatur County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13087&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15,389
|15,012
|15,800
|14,615
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,280
|60.36%
|58.85%
|55.95%
|52.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.63%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,818
|9,917
|11,227
|11,366
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,200
|38.51%
|38.87%
|39.76%
|40.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.54%
|-
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|14,280
|24
|48.63%
|61
|59
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64
|0.09%
|0.24%
|0.21%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12,200
|38
|41.54%
|40
|86
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |183
|0.15%
|0.16%
|0.30%
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|64
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|0.22%
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|x
|x
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|183
|0
|0.62%
|9
|3
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64
|0.00%
|0.04%
|0.01%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|16
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|0.05%
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|156
|226
|style='background: #ffffe6; |649
|x
|x
|0.55%
|0.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.21%
|-
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|713
|226
|2.43%
|472
|905
|1,404
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,911
|0.89%
|1.85%
|3.20%
|5.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.51%
|-
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|'''Total'''
|1,911
|'''25,495'''
|6.51%
|'''25,511'''
|'''28,240'''
|'''27,842'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''29,367 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 29,367 people, 10,084 households, and 7,113 families residing in the county.
 
===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 29,367 people and 7,113 families residing in the county. The median age was 40.0 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males age 18 and over. 47.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 52.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=county%3A087&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=12 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=county%3A087&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=12 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=county%3A087&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=12 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
 
The racial makeup of the county was 49.6% White, 41.7% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander]], 4.1% from some other race, and 3.6% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race comprised 6.5% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
 
There were 11,466 households in the county, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
 
There were 13,036 housing units, of which 12.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 61.9% were owner-occupied and 38.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>


==Education==
==Education==
[[Decatur County School District]] is the local school district with [[Bainbridge High School (Georgia)|Bainbridge High School]] being the local high school.
[[Decatur County School District]] is the local school district with [[Bainbridge High School (Georgia)|Bainbridge High School]] being the local high school.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}


Spring Creek Charter Academy was formed in 2019 and includes grades Pre-K through 9th Grade as of 2023–2024 school year with the next year being added as each grade progresses through the years.
Spring Creek Charter Academy was formed in 2019 and includes grades Pre-K through 9th Grade as of 2023–2024 school year with the next year being added as each grade progresses through the years.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}


[[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]] has a satellite campus in Bainbridge. [[Southern Regional Technical College]] has a satellite campus in Bainbridge serving the county.
[[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]] has a satellite campus in Bainbridge.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} [[Southern Regional Technical College]] has a satellite campus in Bainbridge serving the county.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}


==Politics==
==Politics==
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As of the 2020s, Decatur County is a Republican stronghold, voting 62% for [[Donald Trump]] in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. For elections to the [[United States House of Representatives]], Decatur County is part of [[Georgia's 2nd congressional district]], currently represented by [[Sanford Bishop]]. For elections to the [[Georgia State Senate]], Decatur County is part of District [[Georgia's 11th Senate district|11]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/senate |access-date=2025-11-28 |website=www.legis.ga.gov}}</ref> For elections to the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], Decatur County is part of District [[Georgia's 171st House of Representatives district|171]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/house |access-date=2025-11-28 |website=www.legis.ga.gov}}</ref>{{PresHead|place=Decatur County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref>}}
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==See also==
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Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,367.[1] The county seat is Bainbridge.[2]

Decatur County comprises the Bainbridge, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), which is included in the Tallahassee—Bainbridge, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area.

History

The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 8, 1823, from a portion of Early County.[3] Three other counties were created from land that was originally part of Decatur County.

In 1825, a portion of Decatur was used in the creation of Thomas County.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1905, another portion of Decatur was used in the creation of part of Grady County.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1920, the western portion of Decatur County was used to form Seminole County in its entirety.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Decatur County is named for United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur, a hero of the War of 1812.[4]

Geography

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The welcome sign for Decatur County on State Route 97

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (4.2%) is water.[5]

The bulk of Decatur County, from northeast to southwest, and centered on Bainbridge, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). Almost all of the county's western border is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The southwestern portion of Decatur County, centered on Attapulgus, and bordered on the west by State Route 302, is located on the Lower Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin. Finally, the county's southwestern corner, west of State Route 302, is located in the Apalachicola River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River basin.[6]

Major highways

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Demographics

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Historical population
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Racial and ethnic composition

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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[17] Pop 1990[18] Pop 2000[19] Pop 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 15,389 15,012 15,800 14,615 14,280 60.36% 58.85% 55.95% 52.49% 48.63%
Black or African American alone (NH) 9,818 9,917 11,227 11,366 12,200 38.51% 38.87% 39.76% 40.82% 41.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 24 61 59 57 64 0.09% 0.24% 0.21% 0.20% 0.22%
Asian alone (NH) 38 40 86 138 183 0.15% 0.16% 0.30% 0.50% 0.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [22] x [23] 4 3 16 x x 0.01% 0.01% 0.05%
Other race alone (NH) 0 9 3 33 64 0.00% 0.04% 0.01% 0.12% 0.22%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [24] x [25] 156 226 649 x x 0.55% 0.81% 2.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 226 472 905 1,404 1,911 0.89% 1.85% 3.20% 5.04% 6.51%
Total 25,495 25,511 28,240 27,842 29,367 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 29,367 people and 7,113 families residing in the county. The median age was 40.0 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males age 18 and over. 47.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 52.8% lived in rural areas.[26][27][28]

The racial makeup of the county was 49.6% White, 41.7% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.1% from some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.5% of the population.[28]

There were 11,466 households in the county, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[27]

There were 13,036 housing units, of which 12.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 61.9% were owner-occupied and 38.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.[27]

Education

Decatur County School District is the local school district with Bainbridge High School being the local high school.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Spring Creek Charter Academy was formed in 2019 and includes grades Pre-K through 9th Grade as of 2023–2024 school year with the next year being added as each grade progresses through the years.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Politics

As of the 2020s, Decatur County is a Republican stronghold, voting 62% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Decatur County is part of Georgia's 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Sanford Bishop. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Decatur County is part of District 11.[29] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Decatur County is part of District 171.[30]Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot Template:G.A. GovHead Template:G.A. GovRow Template:G.A. GovFoot

See also

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References

General

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