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==History== | ==History== | ||
Toombs County was founded as the 144th county in Georgia by the [[Georgia General Assembly|State Legislature]] on August 18, 1905, and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall]] and [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery]] Counties; a small piece of [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries. | Toombs County was founded as the 144th county in Georgia by the [[Georgia General Assembly|State Legislature]] on August 18, 1905, and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall]] and [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery]] Counties; a small piece of [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries.{{cn|date=July 2025}} | ||
The county is named for [[Robert Toombs]], [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] and [[United States Senate|senator]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917143007/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.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=228 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> | The county is named for [[Robert Toombs]], a [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] and [[United States Senate|senator]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917143007/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.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=228 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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===Cities=== | ===Cities=== | ||
* [[Lyons, Georgia|Lyons]] | * [[Lyons, Georgia|Lyons]] (county seat) | ||
* [[Santa Claus, Georgia|Santa Claus]] | * [[Santa Claus, Georgia|Santa Claus]] | ||
* [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]] | * [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]] | ||
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|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/13/13279.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101050/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13279.html|url-status=dead}}</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=| 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/13/13279.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101050/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13279.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:49, 29 October 2025
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Toombs County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,030.[1] The county seat is Lyons[2] and the largest city is Vidalia. The county was created on August 18, 1905.
Toombs County is part of the Vidalia micropolitan statistical area.
History
Toombs County was founded as the 144th county in Georgia by the State Legislature on August 18, 1905, and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of Tattnall and Montgomery Counties; a small piece of Emanuel County was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The county is named for Robert Toombs, a United States representative and senator.[3]
Geography
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The southern half of Toombs County, from south of Vidalia southeast to State Route 147, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name. The northern half of the county, centered on Lyons, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[5]
Major highways
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- File:US 1.svg U.S. Route 1
- File:US 280.svg U.S. Route 280
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- File:Georgia 15.svg State Route 15
- File:Georgia 29.svg State Route 29
- File:Georgia 30.svg State Route 30
- File:Georgia 56.svg State Route 56
- File:Georgia 86.svg State Route 86
- File:Georgia 130.svg State Route 130
- File:Georgia 147.svg State Route 147
- File:Georgia 152.svg State Route 152
- File:Georgia 178.svg State Route 178
- File:Georgia 292.svg State Route 292
- File:Georgia 297.svg State Route 297
- File:Georgia 298.svg State Route 298
Adjacent counties
- Emanuel County (north)
- Tattnall County (east)
- Appling County (south)
- Jeff Davis County (southwest)
- Montgomery County (west)
- Treutlen County (northwest)
- Candler County (northeast)
Communities
Cities
- Lyons (county seat)
- Santa Claus
- Vidalia
Census-designated place
Demographics
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| 1910 | 11,206 | — | |
| 1920 | 13,897 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 17,165 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 16,952 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 17,382 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 16,837 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 19,151 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 22,592 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 24,072 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 26,067 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 27,223 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 27,030 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 27,488 | [6] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
| 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] | |||
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| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 16,007 | 59.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,980 | 25.82% |
| Native American | 31 | 0.11% |
| Asian | 207 | 0.77% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 755 | 2.79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,044 | 11.26% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,030 people, 10,030 households, and 6,537 families residing in the county.
Government
Toombs County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, headed by David Sikes, the chairman. Alvie Kight Jr. is the County Sheriff, since 1997.
Politics
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Notable people
- Mel Blount (football hall of famer and founder of Mel Blount Youth Home)
- Nick Eason (former NFL player and current NFL assistant defensive line coach)
- Craig Campbell (country music singer)
- Fred Stokes (former pro football player)
- Travares Tillman (professional football player)
- Don Collins (former professional baseball player)
- Paul Claxton (PGA tour professional golfer)
- Wally Moses (former professional baseball player)
- Algur H. Meadows (oilman, businessman)
- Iris Blitch (politician)
- Carl Simpson (former professional baseball player)
- Don Harris (journalist killed during Jonestown Massacre)
- Ben Utt (professional football player)
- Paul Anderson (strongest man)
See also
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References
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External links
- Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly Template:Webarchive. Home page. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- Toombs County Sheriff's Office
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