Clinch County, Georgia

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Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749.[1] The county seat is Homerville.[2] The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.[3]

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". (2.9%) is water.[4] It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.[5]

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Demographics

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Clinch County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[17] Pop 2010[15] Pop 2020[16] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,713 4,536 4,256 68.52% 66.73% 63.06%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,019 1,876 1,950 29.35% 27.60% 28.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 27 38 30 0.39% 0.56% 0.44%
Asian alone (NH) 8 13 22 0.12% 0.19% 0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 4 7 0.00% 0.06% 0.10%
Other race alone (NH) 3 16 31 0.04% 0.24% 0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 54 79 200 0.79% 1.16% 2.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 54 236 253 0.79% 3.47% 3.75%
Total 6,878 6,798 6,749 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 6,749. Of the residents, 25.4% were under the age of 18 and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.2 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[18][19][20]

The racial makeup of the county was 63.8% White, 29.1% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population.[20]

There were 2,587 households in the county, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,639 families residing in the county.[19]

There were 3,025 housing units, of which 14.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.1% were owner-occupied and 32.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.[19]

Education

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Politics

As of the 2020s, Clinch County is a Republican stronghold, voting 78% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Clinch County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Clinch County is part of District 8.[21] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Clinch County is part of District 174.[22]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. SenFoot

Notable people

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See also

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References

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