Glascock County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,884, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The

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is Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857.

History

The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the

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, general in the

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and U.S. representative.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area, behind Clayton, Rockdale, and Clarke counties. The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the

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basin.

Major highways

State Route 80 * Georgia 102

State Route 102 * Georgia 123

State Route 123 * Georgia 171

State Route 171

Adjacent counties

* Warren County - north * Jefferson County - southeast * Hancock County - northwest * Washington County - southwest

Communities

Cities

* Edge Hill * Gibson (county seat)

Town

* Mitchell

Unincorporated communities

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* Bastonville

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,884 people, 1,108 households, and 726 families residing in the county.

Politics

Glascock County, a rural, sparsely populated, majority-white county, is arguably the most Republican of Georgia's 159 counties, and one of the most Republican counties in the

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, with over 90 percent of voters supporting

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. In addition, Republican percentages have been in the 80s since

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, and the last Democrat to win the county was Georgian

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. This is despite being surrounded by Democratic counties.

References

External links

The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter
the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia
Glascock County
historical marker {{Coord, 33.23, -82.61, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990 Georgia (U.S. state) counties 1857 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places established in 1857