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Charlton County
Charlton County Courthouse in Folkston
Charlton County Courthouse in Folkston
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Country  United States
State  Georgia
Founded 1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Named for Robert M. Charlton
Seat Folkston
Largest city Folkston
Area
 • Total 782 sq mi (2,030 km2)
 • Land 774 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water 8.8 sq mi (23 km2)  1.1%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 13,392
 • Density 16.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 1st

Charlton County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518. The county seat is Folkston.

History

Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854. The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county ceding land to the other.

The county is named for Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. Senator from Georgia.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 782 square miles (2,030 km2), of which 774 square miles (2,000 km2) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km2) (1.1%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in Georgia. A large portion of the county lies within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of Homeland, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin. The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.

Major highways

  • US 1.svg U.S. Route 1
  • US 23.svg U.S. Route 23
  • US 301.svg U.S. Route 301
  • Georgia 4.svg State Route 4
  • Georgia 15.svg State Route 15
  • Georgia 23.svg State Route 23
  • Georgia 40.svg State Route 40
  • Georgia 40 Connector.svg State Route 40 Connector
  • Georgia 94.svg State Route 94
  • Georgia 121.svg State Route 121
  • Georgia 177.svg State Route 177
  • Georgia 185.svg State Route 185
  • Georgia 252.svg State Route 252

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1860 1,780
1870 1,897 6.6%
1880 2,154 13.5%
1890 3,335 54.8%
1900 3,592 7.7%
1910 4,722 31.5%
1920 4,536 −3.9%
1930 4,381 −3.4%
1940 5,256 20.0%
1950 4,821 −8.3%
1960 5,313 10.2%
1970 5,680 6.9%
1980 7,343 29.3%
1990 8,496 15.7%
2000 10,282 21.0%
2010 12,171 18.4%
2020 12,518 2.9%
2023 (est.) 12,934 6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-18801890-1910
1920-1930 1930-1940
1940-1950 1960-1980
1980-2000 2010 2020
Charlton County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2000 Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,014 8,116 7,532 68.22% 66.68% 60.17%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,990 3,443 2,386 29.08% 28.29% 19.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 39 38 40 0.38% 0.31% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 35 76 109 0.34% 0.62% 0.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 6 3 2 0.06% 0.02% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 3 5 30 0.03% 0.04% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 114 180 383 1.11% 1.48% 3.06%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81 310 2,036 0.79% 2.55% 16.26%
Total 10,282 12,171 12,518 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.

Education

See also

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