Treutlen County | |
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Coordinates: 32°24′N 82°34′W / 32.4°N 82.57°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | November 5, 1918 |
Named for | John A. Treutlen |
Seat | Soperton |
Largest city | Soperton |
Area | |
• Total | 202 sq mi (520 km2) |
• Land | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
• Water | 3.0 sq mi (8 km2) 1.5% |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 6,406 |
• Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Website | Treutlen County, Georgia |
Treutlen County is a county located in the east central. & Magnolia midlands portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,406. [1] The county seat is Soperton. [2] It is host to the Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival which occurs during the first weekend in November.
The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed by the Georgia General Assembly on August 21, 1917, and ratified November 5, 1918. The county is named for John A. Treutlen, [3] Georgia's first state governor following adoption of the state Constitution of 1777.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 202 square miles (520 km2), of which 199 square miles (520 km2) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) (1.5%) is water. [4]
The western portion of Treutlen County, west of Soperton, is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 7,664 | — | |
1930 | 7,488 | −2.3% | |
1940 | 7,632 | 1.9% | |
1950 | 6,522 | −14.5% | |
1960 | 5,874 | −9.9% | |
1970 | 5,647 | −3.9% | |
1980 | 6,087 | 7.8% | |
1990 | 5,994 | −1.5% | |
2000 | 6,854 | 14.3% | |
2010 | 6,885 | 0.5% | |
2020 | 6,406 | −7.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[6] 1790-1880 [7] 1890-1910 [8] 1920-1930 [9] 1930-1940 [10] 1940-1950 [11] 1960-1980 [12] 1980-2000 [13] 2010 [14] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 4,065 | 63.46% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,999 | 31.21% |
Native American | 19 | 0.3% |
Asian | 7 | 0.11% |
Other/Mixed | 146 | 2.28% |
Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 2.65% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,406 people, 2,490 households, and 1,654 families residing in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,101 | 68.28% | 952 | 30.94% | 24 | 0.78% |
2016 | 1,809 | 66.93% | 862 | 31.89% | 32 | 1.18% |
2012 | 1,652 | 60.05% | 1,074 | 39.04% | 25 | 0.91% |
2008 | 1,826 | 61.65% | 1,112 | 37.54% | 24 | 0.81% |
2004 | 1,691 | 61.22% | 1,052 | 38.09% | 19 | 0.69% |
2000 | 1,062 | 54.10% | 879 | 44.78% | 22 | 1.12% |
1996 | 723 | 41.10% | 912 | 51.85% | 124 | 7.05% |
1992 | 898 | 38.31% | 1,116 | 47.61% | 330 | 14.08% |
1988 | 970 | 57.19% | 726 | 42.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1984 | 1,086 | 56.30% | 843 | 43.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 668 | 33.33% | 1,307 | 65.22% | 29 | 1.45% |
1976 | 465 | 22.88% | 1,567 | 77.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 1,346 | 86.50% | 210 | 13.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 474 | 25.00% | 341 | 17.99% | 1,081 | 57.01% |
1964 | 722 | 35.15% | 1,331 | 64.80% | 1 | 0.05% |
1960 | 216 | 18.90% | 927 | 81.10% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 117 | 10.86% | 960 | 89.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 101 | 6.66% | 1,416 | 93.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 26 | 3.86% | 413 | 61.37% | 234 | 34.77% |
1944 | 34 | 3.67% | 893 | 96.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 38 | 3.11% | 1,184 | 96.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 23 | 2.46% | 912 | 97.44% | 1 | 0.11% |
1932 | 36 | 4.07% | 849 | 95.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 64 | 14.04% | 392 | 85.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 27 | 10.71% | 222 | 88.10% | 3 | 1.19% |
1920 | 107 | 28.92% | 263 | 71.08% | 0 | 0.00% |