Spalding County, Georgia
County in Georgia, United States
County in Georgia
Spalding County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 67,306.[ 2] The county seat is Griffin .[ 3] [ 1] The county was created December 20, 1851, and named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding .[ 4]
Spalding County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA .
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 200 square miles (520 km2 ), of which 196 square miles (510 km2 ) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2 ) (1.6%) is water.[ 5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
The western portion of Spalding County, west of a line from Sunny Side through Griffin to Orchard Hill , is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern part of the county is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[ 6]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Communities
Cities
Town
Census-designated places
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1860 8,699 — 1870 10,205 17.3% 1880 12,585 23.3% 1890 13,117 4.2% 1900 17,619 34.3% 1910 19,741 12.0% 1920 21,908 11.0% 1930 23,495 7.2% 1940 28,427 21.0% 1950 31,045 9.2% 1960 35,404 14.0% 1970 39,514 11.6% 1980 47,899 21.2% 1990 54,457 13.7% 2000 58,417 7.3% 2010 64,073 9.7% 2020 67,306 5.0% 2023 (est.) 69,946 [ 7] 3.9%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 67,306 people, 25,339 households, and 16,563 families residing in the county.
Education
The Griffin-Spalding County School District has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 4 complementary programs.
Politics
Spalding County is solidly Republican at the Presidential level having last voted for a Democrat in 1980 when it voted for Jimmy Carter . Since then the closest a Democrat has been to winning Spalding County was in 1992 when Bill Clinton lost to George H. W. Bush by 5.6 percent.
United States presidential election results for Spalding County, Georgia[ 17]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party(ies)
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2024
19,184
57.77%
13,679
41.19%
345
1.04%
2020
18,104
59.91%
11,828
39.14%
287
0.95%
2016
15,646
60.58%
9,357
36.23%
823
3.19%
2012
14,911
59.31%
9,898
39.37%
330
1.31%
2008
14,885
58.85%
10,141
40.09%
269
1.06%
2004
13,461
63.99%
7,460
35.46%
115
0.55%
2000
9,271
60.24%
5,831
37.89%
289
1.88%
1996
7,376
50.74%
6,017
41.39%
1,143
7.86%
1992
7,262
46.15%
6,392
40.63%
2,080
13.22%
1988
7,730
63.68%
4,318
35.57%
90
0.74%
1984
8,571
63.73%
4,878
36.27%
0
0.00%
1980
4,809
39.00%
7,176
58.19%
346
2.81%
1976
3,739
33.00%
7,593
67.00%
0
0.00%
1972
7,183
80.84%
1,702
19.16%
0
0.00%
1968
3,077
28.03%
2,949
26.86%
4,953
45.11%
1964
4,763
46.56%
5,466
53.44%
0
0.00%
1960
1,753
28.37%
4,426
71.63%
0
0.00%
1956
1,458
23.10%
4,853
76.90%
0
0.00%
1952
1,249
19.08%
5,296
80.92%
0
0.00%
1948
506
10.94%
3,441
74.38%
679
14.68%
1944
217
7.18%
2,805
92.79%
1
0.03%
1940
197
6.11%
3,022
93.76%
4
0.12%
1936
36
1.44%
2,457
98.28%
7
0.28%
1932
54
2.40%
2,185
97.07%
12
0.53%
1928
412
19.20%
1,734
80.80%
0
0.00%
1924
75
5.28%
1,257
88.52%
88
6.20%
1920
181
17.90%
830
82.10%
0
0.00%
1916
41
3.99%
835
81.23%
152
14.79%
1912
26
3.22%
736
91.20%
45
5.58%
See also
References
^ a b c United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia
^ a b "State & County QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 209. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 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. Retrieved November 20, 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" . United States Census Bureau.
^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1880.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1910.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1930.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1940.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1950.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 1980.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. 2000.
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
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