Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County
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
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	November 2, 1920; 104 years ago
Named for	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
• Density	39/sq mi (15/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.^[1] The county seat is Donalsonville.^[2]

History

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.^[3]

Geography

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

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

Communities

City

Donalsonville (county seat)

Town

Iron City

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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	^[6]	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790-1880^[8] 1890-1910^[9] 1920-1930^[10] 1930-1940^[11] 1940-1950^[12] 1960-1980^[13] 1980-2000^[14] 2010^[15] 2020^[16]

**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^[17]	Pop 2010^[15]	Pop 2020^[16]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
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

United States presidential election results for Seminole County, Georgia^[18]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
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%