Brantley County, Georgia

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Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021.[1] The county seat is Nahunta.[2] Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan area.

History

Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of three earlier surrounding Georgia counties: Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.[3] Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. Representative (congressman) William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a well-known local merchant and Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War (1861–1865).[4][5][6][7][3]Template:Overcite

Geography

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The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.[9]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

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Historical population
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Brantley County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[19] Pop 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 13,712 17,198 16,317 93.73% 93.41% 90.54%
Black or African American alone (NH) 579 531 562 3.96% 2.88% 3.12%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 20 56 45 0.14% 0.30% 0.25%
Asian alone (NH) 13 37 42 0.09% 0.20% 0.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 2 3 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 3 10 34 0.02% 0.05% 0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 149 234 692 1.02% 1.27% 3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 152 343 326 1.04% 1.86% 1.81%
Total 14,629 18,411 18,021 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,021. Of the residents, 24.0% were under the age of 18 and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males. 0.7% of residents lived in urban areas and 99.3% lived in rural areas.[22][23][24]

There were 6,915 households and 4,578 families residing in the county; 32.4% of the households had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[23]

There were 8,143 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 78.9% were owner-occupied and 21.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.[23]

Education

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Politics

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For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Brantley County is part of Georgia's 1st congressional district, currently represented by Buddy Carter. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Brantley County is part of District 3.[25] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Brantley County is part of District 174.[26]

See also

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References

Notes

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