Charlton County, Georgia

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Charlton County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518.[1] The county seat is Folkston.[2]

History

Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854.[3] The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county ceding land to the other.[4]

The county is named for Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. Senator from Georgia.[5]

Geography

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". (1.1%) is water.[6] It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in Georgia. A large portion of the county lies within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of Homeland, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.[7] The county's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.

Major highways

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Demographics

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Charlton County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[23] Pop 2010[24] Pop 2020[22] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,014 8,116 7,532 68.22% 66.68% 60.17%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,990 3,443 2,386 29.08% 28.29% 19.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 39 38 40 0.38% 0.31% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 35 76 109 0.34% 0.62% 0.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 6 3 2 0.06% 0.02% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 3 5 30 0.03% 0.04% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 114 180 383 1.11% 1.48% 3.06%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81 310 2,036 0.79% 2.55% 16.26%
Total 10,282 12,171 12,518 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 12,518. Of the residents, 19.0% were under the age of 18 and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females there were 140.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 151.1 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[25][26][27]

The racial makeup of the county was 69.9% White, 21.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% from some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 16.3% of the population.[27]

There were 3,993 households in the county, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. Of those households, 2,685 were families; about 27.3% were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[26]

There were 4,660 housing units, of which 14.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.3% were owner-occupied and 25.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.9%.[26]

Education

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Politics

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See also

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References

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