Turner County | |
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Coordinates: 31°43′N 83°38′W / 31.72°N 83.63°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | August 18, 1905 |
Named for | Henry Gray Turner |
Seat | Ashburn |
Largest city | Ashburn |
Area | |
• Total | 290 sq mi (800 km2) |
• Land | 285 sq mi (740 km2) |
• Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2) 1.6% |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 9,006 |
• Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website |
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Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006. [1] The county seat is Ashburn. [2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice. [3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (1.6%) is water. [4]
The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 10,075 | — | |
1920 | 12,466 | 23.7% | |
1930 | 11,196 | −10.2% | |
1940 | 10,846 | −3.1% | |
1950 | 10,479 | −3.4% | |
1960 | 8,439 | −19.5% | |
1970 | 8,790 | 4.2% | |
1980 | 9,510 | 8.2% | |
1990 | 8,703 | −8.5% | |
2000 | 9,504 | 9.2% | |
2010 | 8,930 | −6.0% | |
2020 | 9,006 | 0.9% | |
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 [1] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 4,700 | 52.19% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,644 | 40.46% |
Native American | 7 | 0.08% |
Asian | 49 | 0.54% |
Other/Mixed | 234 | 2.6% |
Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 4.13% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.
Turner County is home to Paramedics Curtis Pylant and Brian Meadows who were awarded the Georgia Department of Public Health's first ever Medal of Honor for risking their lives to save a victim's life in a vehicle crash during a dramatic rescue.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,349 | 61.96% | 1,409 | 37.17% | 33 | 0.87% |
2016 | 2,095 | 61.53% | 1,246 | 36.59% | 64 | 1.88% |
2012 | 2,028 | 56.85% | 1,510 | 42.33% | 29 | 0.81% |
2008 | 2,096 | 58.94% | 1,427 | 40.13% | 33 | 0.93% |
2004 | 1,815 | 61.21% | 1,135 | 38.28% | 15 | 0.51% |
2000 | 1,258 | 51.22% | 1,169 | 47.60% | 29 | 1.18% |
1996 | 924 | 37.64% | 1,272 | 51.81% | 259 | 10.55% |
1992 | 936 | 30.95% | 1,669 | 55.19% | 419 | 13.86% |
1988 | 1,312 | 50.52% | 1,122 | 43.20% | 163 | 6.28% |
1984 | 1,329 | 51.14% | 1,270 | 48.86% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 898 | 30.74% | 1,990 | 68.13% | 33 | 1.13% |
1976 | 416 | 15.52% | 2,265 | 84.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 2,120 | 82.91% | 437 | 17.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 419 | 15.66% | 412 | 15.40% | 1,845 | 68.95% |
1964 | 1,672 | 69.93% | 719 | 30.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 328 | 17.51% | 1,545 | 82.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 354 | 20.21% | 1,398 | 79.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 402 | 22.85% | 1,357 | 77.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 147 | 12.86% | 774 | 67.72% | 222 | 19.42% |
1944 | 334 | 29.51% | 797 | 70.41% | 1 | 0.09% |
1940 | 351 | 30.60% | 791 | 68.96% | 5 | 0.44% |
1936 | 188 | 17.94% | 860 | 82.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 59 | 6.04% | 909 | 93.04% | 9 | 0.92% |
1928 | 526 | 61.59% | 328 | 38.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 166 | 30.97% | 338 | 63.06% | 32 | 5.97% |
1920 | 182 | 31.65% | 393 | 68.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 172 | 23.99% | 400 | 55.79% | 145 | 20.22% |
1912 | 54 | 11.54% | 382 | 81.62% | 32 | 6.84% |