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Elbert County, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°07′N 82°50′W / 34.11°N 82.84°W / 34.11; -82.84
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Elbert County
County
Elbert County courthouse in Elberton, 1973
Elbert County courthouse in Elberton, 1973
Map of Georgia highlighting Elbert County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°07′N 82°50′W / 34.11°N 82.84°W / 34.11; -82.84
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1790; 234 years ago (1790)
Named forSamuel Elbert
SeatElberton
Largest cityElberton
Area
 • Total374 sq mi (970 km2)
 • Land351 sq mi (910 km2)
 • Water23 sq mi (60 km2)  6.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,637
 • Density56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district9th
Websitewww.elbertga.us

Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637.[1] The county seat is Elberton.[2] The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel Elbert.[3][4]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 374 square miles (970 km2), of which 351 square miles (910 km2) is land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (6.2%) is water.[5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The northern half of Elbert County, north of a line made by following State Route 17 from Bowman southeast to Elberton, and then following State Route 72 east to just before the South Carolina border, and then heading south along the shores of Lake Richard B. Russell & Clarkes Hill to the county's southeastern tip, is located in the Upper Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. The portion of the county south of this line is located in the Broad River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.[6]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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Cities

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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Ghost town

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
180010,094—
181012,15620.4%
182011,788−3.0%
183012,3544.8%
184011,125−9.9%
185012,95916.5%
186010,433−19.5%
18709,249−11.3%
188012,95740.1%
189015,37618.7%
190019,72928.3%
191024,12522.3%
192023,905−0.9%
193018,485−22.7%
194019,6186.1%
195018,585−5.3%
196017,835−4.0%
197017,262−3.2%
198018,7588.7%
199018,9491.0%
200020,5118.2%
201020,166−1.7%
202019,637−2.6%
2023 (est.)20,013[7]1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1880[9] 1890–1910[10]
1920–1930[11] 1930–1940[12]
1940–1950[13] 1960–1980[14]
1980–2000[15] 2010[16]
Elbert County racial composition as of 2020[17]
Race Num. Perc.
White 12,610 64.22%
Black or African American 5,253 26.75%
Native American 26 0.13%
Asian 182 0.93%
Pacific Islander 3 0.02%
Other/Mixed 567 2.89%
Hispanic or Latino 996 5.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,637 people, 7,559 households, and 5,065 families residing in the county.

Judiciary and government

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Elbert County is part of the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, which also includes the counties of Hart, Franklin, Madison, and Oglethorpe. Elbert County's governing authority, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners, has five Commissioners elected in districts, a Chairperson elected County-wide, and an appointed County Administrator.

Politics

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United States presidential election results for Elbert County, Georgia[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 6,226 67.85% 2,879 31.38% 71 0.77%
2016 5,292 65.93% 2,539 31.63% 196 2.44%
2012 4,859 59.58% 3,181 39.00% 116 1.42%
2008 4,868 58.43% 3,366 40.40% 98 1.18%
2004 4,626 60.33% 2,984 38.91% 58 0.76%
2000 3,262 55.73% 2,527 43.17% 64 1.09%
1996 2,393 40.86% 2,900 49.51% 564 9.63%
1992 2,372 38.46% 3,025 49.05% 770 12.49%
1988 2,796 56.77% 2,118 43.01% 11 0.22%
1984 3,366 55.77% 2,670 44.23% 0 0.00%
1980 1,967 32.45% 4,014 66.23% 80 1.32%
1976 961 16.89% 4,730 83.11% 0 0.00%
1972 2,875 76.48% 884 23.52% 0 0.00%
1968 914 16.98% 1,216 22.59% 3,252 60.42%
1964 1,887 37.30% 3,172 62.70% 0 0.00%
1960 609 14.23% 3,672 85.77% 0 0.00%
1956 447 10.95% 3,635 89.05% 0 0.00%
1952 552 14.41% 3,279 85.59% 0 0.00%
1948 152 7.16% 1,617 76.17% 354 16.67%
1944 370 19.11% 1,564 80.79% 2 0.10%
1940 357 14.70% 2,052 84.48% 20 0.82%
1936 438 19.62% 1,772 79.39% 22 0.99%
1932 77 3.63% 2,023 95.47% 19 0.90%
1928 931 46.95% 1,052 53.05% 0 0.00%
1924 72 5.59% 1,024 79.56% 191 14.84%
1920 187 13.04% 1,247 86.96% 0 0.00%
1916 0 0.00% 1,756 90.56% 183 9.44%
1912 13 1.15% 882 77.85% 238 21.01%

Historical and cultural sites

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See also: Georgia Guidestones

Historical and cultural sites in Elbert County include the Nancy Hart cabin, the Dan Tucker gravesite, the Stephen Heard Cemetery, the Petersburg Township site, Vans Creek Church, the Elbert County Courthouse, the Elberton Seaboard-Airline Depot, the Rock Gym, the Granite Bowl, the Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit, the Richard B. Russell Dam, the Elbert Theatre, Richard B. Russell State Park, and Bobby Brown Park. The Georgia Guidestones stood in Elbert County from 1980 until their destruction in 2022.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census – Geography Profile: Elbert County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Elbert County". georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 116.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790–1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population – Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population – Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population – Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population – Georgia –" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population – Population and Housing Unit Counts – Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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