Upson County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

County in Georgia

Upson County

County

Upson County Courthouse in Thomaston

Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 32°53′N 84°18′W﻿ / ﻿32.88°N 84.3°W﻿ / 32.88; -84.3
Country|  United States
State|  Georgia
Founded| December 15, 1824; 201 years ago (1824)
Named after| Stephen Upson
Seat| Thomaston
Largest city| Thomaston
Area

• Total

| 328 sq mi (850 km2)
• Land| 323 sq mi (840 km2)
• Water| 4.1 sq mi (11 km2)  1.3%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 27,700
• Density| 86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district| 3rd
Website| www.upsoncountyga.org

Upson County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,700.[1] The county seat is Thomaston.[2] The county was created on December 15, 1824.

Upson County comprises the Thomaston, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs CSA.

## History

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Upson County was formed in 1824 and named after Stephen Upson, a state legislator.[3]

### Emancipation Day

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On May 29, 1865, following the conclusion of the American Civil War, enslaved African Americans in the county were notified in Thomaston that they had been emancipated.[4] By the following year, celebrations were held on that date, which continue to this day.[4] It is considered one of the largest Emancipation Day celebrations in Georgia and one of the oldest continuously celebrated ones in the United States.[4]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 328 square miles (850 km2), of which 323 square miles (840 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (1.3%) is water.[5] Upson County boasts the lowest average summer humidity in the state.

The vast majority of Upson County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with just a tiny northeastern corner of the county, north of Yatesville, located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[6]

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 19
* U.S. Route 80
* State Route 3
* State Route 22
* State Route 36
* State Route 74
* State Route 74 Alternate

### Adjacent counties

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* Lamar County \- north
* Pike County \- north
* Monroe County \- east
* Crawford County \- southeast
* Taylor County \- south
* Talbot County \- southwest
* Meriwether County \- northwest

## Communities

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### City

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* Thomaston

### Town

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* Yatesville

### Census-designated places

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* Hannahs Mill
* Lincoln Park
* The Rock
* Salem
* Sunset Village

### Unincorporated communities

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* Atwater
* Crest
* Dog Crossing

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1830| 7,013| | —
1840| 9,408| | 34.2%
1850| 9,424| | 0.2%
1860| 9,910| | 5.2%
1870| 9,430| | −4.8%
1880| 12,400| | 31.5%
1890| 12,188| | −1.7%
1900| 13,670| | 12.2%
1910| 12,757| | −6.7%
1920| 14,786| | 15.9%
1930| 19,509| | 31.9%
1940| 25,064| | 28.5%
1950| 25,078| | 0.1%
1960| 23,800| | −5.1%
1970| 23,505| | −1.2%
1980| 25,998| | 10.6%
1990| 26,300| | 1.2%
2000| 27,597| | 4.9%
2010| 27,153| | −1.6%
2020| 27,700| | 2.0%
2023 (est.)| 28,263| [7]| 2.0%
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]
Upson County racial composition as of 2020[17] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 18,009  | 65.01%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 7,851  | 28.34%
Native American | 63  | 0.23%
Asian | 151  | 0.55%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 992  | 3.58%
Hispanic or Latino | 633  | 2.29%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,700 people, 10,154 households, and 6,100 families residing in the county.

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Upson County, Georgia[18] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 9,528  | 69.74% | 4,098  | 30.00%  | 36  | 0.26%
2020 | 8,606  | 66.68% | 4,203  | 32.56%  | 98  | 0.76%
2016 | 7,292  | 66.69% | 3,475  | 31.78%  | 167  | 1.53%
2012 | 7,230  | 64.10% | 3,959  | 35.10%  | 90  | 0.80%
2008 | 7,291  | 63.77% | 4,061  | 35.52%  | 82  | 0.72%
2004 | 6,634  | 65.72% | 3,424  | 33.92%  | 36  | 0.36%
2000 | 5,019  | 60.60% | 3,158  | 38.13%  | 105  | 1.27%
1996 | 3,783  | 47.08% | 3,491  | 43.45%  | 761  | 9.47%
1992 | 4,053  | 45.03% | 3,740  | 41.55%  | 1,208  | 13.42%
1988 | 4,614  | 63.05% | 2,666  | 36.43%  | 38  | 0.52%
1984 | 4,803  | 62.01% | 2,943  | 37.99%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 2,788  | 36.52%  | 4,713  | 61.73% | 134  | 1.76%
1976 | 2,897  | 40.71%  | 4,219  | 59.29% | 0  | 0.00%
1972 | 4,892  | 84.52% | 896  | 15.48%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 1,494  | 22.73%  | 1,480  | 22.52%  | 3,599  | 54.75%
1964 | 3,103  | 48.61%  | 3,275  | 51.30% | 6  | 0.09%
1960 | 1,001  | 23.48%  | 3,262  | 76.52% | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 712  | 17.22%  | 3,422  | 82.78% | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 648  | 14.45%  | 3,837  | 85.55% | 0  | 0.00%
1948 | 262  | 8.75%  | 2,432  | 81.26% | 299  | 9.99%
1944 | 243  | 9.33%  | 2,362  | 90.67% | 0  | 0.00%
1940 | 159  | 6.64%  | 2,235  | 93.36% | 0  | 0.00%
1936 | 138  | 8.57%  | 1,471  | 91.37% | 1  | 0.06%
1932 | 20  | 1.19%  | 1,660  | 98.57% | 4  | 0.24%
1928 | 221  | 23.46%  | 721  | 76.54% | 0  | 0.00%
1924 | 37  | 6.37%  | 484  | 83.30% | 60  | 10.33%
1920 | 170  | 15.08%  | 957  | 84.92% | 0  | 0.00%
1916 | 18  | 1.78%  | 734  | 72.60% | 259  | 25.62%
1912 | 7  | 1.19%  | 445  | 75.42% | 138  | 23.39%

## Notable people

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* James L. Bentley
* C.C. Crews
* Martha Hudson
* John Brown Gordon
* Coy Bowles

## See also

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* State of Georgia portal

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

## References

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1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Upson County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 238\. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
4. ^ a b c Ripley, Joe (June 17, 2022). "Juneteenth in Georgia | Here's how enslaved people in the South learned they were freed". WXIA-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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 20, 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 December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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