Seminole County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

Not to be confused with Seminole County, Florida or Seminole County, Oklahoma.

County in Georgia

Seminole County

County

Seminole County Courthouse in Donalsonville

Seal

Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 30°56′N 84°52′W﻿ / ﻿30.93°N 84.87°W﻿ / 30.93; -84.87
Country|  United States
State|  Georgia
Founded| November 2, 1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Named after| Seminole tribe
Seat| Donalsonville
Largest city| Donalsonville
Area

• Total

| 257 sq mi (670 km2)
• Land| 235 sq mi (610 km2)
• Water| 21 sq mi (50 km2)  8.3%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 9,147

• Estimate

(2023[1])

| 9,092
• Density| 36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district| 2nd
Website| seminolecountyga.com

Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147.[2] The county seat is Donalsonville.[3]

## History

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The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the Chattahoochee River basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the Florida Everglades. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole chief Osceola was born in what is today Seminole County.[4]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 257 square miles (670 km2), of which 235 square miles (610 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (8.3%) is water.[5]

The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's entire western border with Florida is located in the Lower Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of Lake Seminole, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in Georgia that borders both Alabama and Florida.[6]

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 84
* State Route 38
* State Route 39
* State Route 45
* State Route 91
* State Route 91 Alternate
* State Route 253
* State Route 285
* State Route 374

### Adjacent counties

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* Miller County (northeast)
* Decatur County (east)
* Jackson County, Florida (southwest)
* Houston County, Alabama (northwest)
* Early County (north-northwest)

## Communities

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### City

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* Donalsonville (county seat)

### Town

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* Iron City

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1930| 7,389| | —
1940| 8,492| | 14.9%
1950| 7,904| | −6.9%
1960| 6,802| | −13.9%
1970| 7,059| | 3.8%
1980| 9,057| | 28.3%
1990| 9,010| | −0.5%
2000| 9,369| | 4.0%
2010| 8,729| | −6.8%
2020| 9,147| | 4.8%
2023 (est.)| 9,092| [7]| −0.6%
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] 2020[17]
Seminole County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[18] | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 5,734  | 5,516  | 5,617  | 61.20%  | 63.19%  | 61.41%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 3,224  | 2,887  | 2,961  | 34.41%  | 33.07%  | 32.37%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 15  | 12  | 6  | 0.16%  | 0.14%  | 0.07%
Asian alone (NH)  | 17  | 33  | 61  | 0.18%  | 0.38%  | 0.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Other race alone (NH)  | 0  | 10  | 25  | 0.00%  | 0.11%  | 0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 32  | 67  | 249  | 0.34%  | 0.77%  | 2.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 347  | 204  | 228  | 3.70%  | 2.34%  | 2.49%
Total | 9,369 | 8,729 | 9,147 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,147 people, 3,363 households, and 2,162 families residing in the county.

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Seminole County, Georgia[19] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 2,811  | 70.15% | 1,191  | 29.72%  | 5  | 0.12%
2020 | 2,613  | 67.21% | 1,256  | 32.30%  | 19  | 0.49%
2016 | 2,345  | 65.36% | 1,189  | 33.14%  | 54  | 1.51%
2012 | 2,245  | 59.44% | 1,478  | 39.13%  | 54  | 1.43%
2008 | 2,315  | 57.77% | 1,660  | 41.43%  | 32  | 0.80%
2004 | 1,977  | 60.26% | 1,278  | 38.95%  | 26  | 0.79%
2000 | 1,537  | 53.42% | 1,313  | 45.64%  | 27  | 0.94%
1996 | 1,003  | 39.74%  | 1,265  | 50.12% | 256  | 10.14%
1992 | 850  | 33.74%  | 1,193  | 47.36% | 476  | 18.90%
1988 | 1,469  | 55.54% | 1,171  | 44.27%  | 5  | 0.19%
1984 | 1,636  | 54.79% | 1,350  | 45.21%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 1,117  | 38.04%  | 1,794  | 61.10% | 25  | 0.85%
1976 | 681  | 24.72%  | 2,074  | 75.28% | 0  | 0.00%
1972 | 1,851  | 83.12% | 376  | 16.88%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 201  | 8.06%  | 370  | 14.84%  | 1,922  | 77.10%
1964 | 1,294  | 75.19% | 427  | 24.81%  | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 77  | 4.65%  | 1,579  | 95.35% | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 129  | 8.76%  | 1,343  | 91.24% | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 176  | 13.52%  | 1,126  | 86.48% | 0  | 0.00%
1948 | 105  | 11.68%  | 722  | 80.31% | 72  | 8.01%
1944 | 83  | 7.16%  | 1,076  | 92.84% | 0  | 0.00%
1940 | 58  | 6.13%  | 884  | 93.45% | 4  | 0.42%
1936 | 82  | 9.73%  | 761  | 90.27% | 0  | 0.00%
1932 | 20  | 2.48%  | 776  | 96.28% | 10  | 1.24%
1928 | 110  | 22.87%  | 371  | 77.13% | 0  | 0.00%
1924 | 24  | 9.80%  | 201  | 82.04% | 20  | 8.16%

## See also

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* State of Georgia portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Seminole County, Georgia
* List of counties in Georgia

## References

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1. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/seminolecountygeorgia [bare URL]
2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ "History of Seminole County" (PDF). Seminole County Board of Commissioners. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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. Retrieved November 24, 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. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
17. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
18. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

## External links

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* Official Website of Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce Includes the City of Donalsoville and Iron City
* Seminole County School System Includes the City of Donalsonville, Iron, and Entirely Seminole County
* Seminole County Clerk of Court

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