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Taliaferro County
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Taliaferro County Courthouse (built 1902), Crawfordville
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 24, 1825 |
| Named for | Benjamin Taliaferro |
| Seat | Crawfordville |
| Largest city | Crawfordville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 195 sq mi (510 km2) |
| • Land | 195 sq mi (510 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.4%% |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,559 |
| • Density | 8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
Taliaferro County (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ tol-IV-ər) is a county located in East central Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,559, down from the 2010 census when the population was 1,717, making it the least populous county in Georgia and the second least populous county east of the Mississippi River (after Issaquena County, Mississippi). The county seat is Crawfordville.
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History
Taliaferro County was formed by an act of the Georgia Legislature meeting in Milledgeville on December 24, 1825. It was formed by taking portions of five other counties: Wilkes, Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, and Warren Counties.
The county was named for Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro of Virginia, who was an officer in the American Revolution.
The county is most famous for containing the birthplace and home of Alexander H. Stephens, who served as a U.S. congressman from Georgia in the antebellum South, as vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and as governor of Georgia after the war (dying in office). A state park near his home in Crawfordville bears his name.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 195 square miles (510 km2), of which 195 square miles (510 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.4%) is water. It is drained by tributaries of the Ogeechee and Little rivers.
The northern half of Taliaferro County, north of Crawfordville, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The southern half of the county is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.
Major highways
Interstate 20
U.S. Route 278
State Route 12
State Route 22
State Route 44
State Route 47
State Route 402 (unsigned designation for I-20)
Adjacent counties
- Wilkes County - Northeast
- Oglethorpe County - northwest
- Warren County - southeast
- Hancock County - south
- Greene County - west
Communities
Cities
- Crawfordville (county seat)
- Sharon
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 4,934 | — | |
| 1840 | 5,190 | 5.2% | |
| 1850 | 5,146 | −0.8% | |
| 1860 | 4,583 | −10.9% | |
| 1870 | 4,796 | 4.6% | |
| 1880 | 7,034 | 46.7% | |
| 1890 | 7,291 | 3.7% | |
| 1900 | 7,912 | 8.5% | |
| 1910 | 8,766 | 10.8% | |
| 1920 | 8,841 | 0.9% | |
| 1930 | 6,172 | −30.2% | |
| 1940 | 6,278 | 1.7% | |
| 1950 | 4,515 | −28.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,370 | −25.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,423 | −28.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,032 | −16.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,915 | −5.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,077 | 8.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,717 | −17.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,559 | −9.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,609 | −6.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020 |
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| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 787 | 625 | 591 | 37.89% | 36.40% | 37.91% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,251 | 1,024 | 833 | 60.23% | 59.64% | 53.43% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.26% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.47% | 0.38% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 12 | 23 | 54 | 0.58% | 1.34% | 3.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 19 | 35 | 69 | 0.91% | 2.04% | 4.43% |
| Total | 2,077 | 1,717 | 1,559 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,559 people, 593 households, and 399 families residing in the county.
Economy
Taliaferro county's main employer is the government, primarily the Taliaferro County Sheriffs Department, which patrols I-20 and issues many traffic tickets per capita compared to other counties in the state. For instance, Fulton County, the largest county by population in Georgia, gains $16.98 per capita in traffic ticket revenue. By comparison, Taliaferro county gains $1,614.33 per capita, which is around a hundred times more.
Notable people
- Romulus Moore
- Maude Andrews Ohl (1862–1943), journalist, poet, novelist
- Alexander H. Stephens
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Taliaferro para niños
