Crisp County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 20,128.[ 1] The county seat is Cordele .[ 2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp .[ 3] [ 4]
Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area .
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 281 square miles (730 km2 ), of which 273 square miles (710 km2 ) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km2 ) (3.0%) is water.[ 5]
The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River .[ 6]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Communities
City
Town
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1910 16,423 — 1920 18,914 15.2% 1930 17,343 −8.3% 1940 17,540 1.1% 1950 17,663 0.7% 1960 17,768 0.6% 1970 18,087 1.8% 1980 19,489 7.8% 1990 20,011 2.7% 2000 21,996 9.9% 2010 23,439 6.6% 2020 20,128 −14.1% 2023 (est.) 19,631 [ 7] −2.5%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.
Education
Politics
United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia[ 18]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
5,099
62.83%
2,993
36.88%
24
0.30%
2020
4,985
62.03%
2,982
37.11%
69
0.86%
2016
4,549
60.26%
2,837
37.58%
163
2.16%
2012
4,182
56.51%
3,167
42.80%
51
0.69%
2008
4,424
58.56%
3,085
40.84%
45
0.60%
2004
3,865
61.80%
2,357
37.69%
32
0.51%
2000
3,285
58.57%
2,268
40.44%
56
1.00%
1996
2,321
43.83%
2,504
47.28%
471
8.89%
1992
2,253
39.46%
2,610
45.72%
846
14.82%
1988
2,916
62.94%
1,690
36.48%
27
0.58%
1984
2,895
57.63%
2,128
42.37%
0
0.00%
1980
1,861
34.80%
3,403
63.64%
83
1.55%
1976
1,328
26.17%
3,747
73.83%
0
0.00%
1972
3,623
84.16%
682
15.84%
0
0.00%
1968
935
17.90%
1,017
19.47%
3,271
62.63%
1964
3,337
65.52%
1,756
34.48%
0
0.00%
1960
963
28.94%
2,365
71.06%
0
0.00%
1956
835
24.84%
2,526
75.16%
0
0.00%
1952
949
30.96%
2,116
69.04%
0
0.00%
1948
221
11.22%
1,225
62.18%
524
26.60%
1944
217
15.32%
1,199
84.68%
0
0.00%
1940
129
10.91%
1,049
88.75%
4
0.34%
1936
79
7.12%
1,029
92.70%
2
0.18%
1932
10
1.35%
725
97.97%
5
0.68%
1928
402
43.46%
523
56.54%
0
0.00%
1924
21
4.41%
439
92.23%
16
3.36%
1920
83
12.81%
565
87.19%
0
0.00%
1916
100
14.68%
577
84.73%
4
0.59%
1912
45
6.42%
644
91.87%
12
1.71%
See also
References
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Crisp County, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "Crisp County, Georgia | Government For The People" . www.crispcounty.com . Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "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 24, 2015 .
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades" . US Census Bureau .
^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1880.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1910.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1930.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1940.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1950.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 1980.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF) . US Census Bureau . 2000.
^ "State & County QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2014 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
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