Talbot County is a

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located in the west central portion of the

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. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733. The

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and largest city is Talbotton.

History

Talbot County was created from a portion of

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by a December 14, 1827 act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was named after the late Georgia governor

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. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. The county straddles the

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of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The

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runs across the southern portion of the county, following

Georgia State Route 96 State Route 96 (SR 96) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Talbot, Taylor, Crawford, Peach, Houston, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties in the west-central and central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. T ...

from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the

Pine Mountain Range The Pine Mountain Range is a long ridge in Meriwether County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, and Talbot County, Georgia. The highest altitudes in all three of these west Georgia counties can be found along the range. The Pine Mountain Range i ...

, with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains. The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-

Walter F. George Lake The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. It is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – ...

sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-

Lake Harding Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. L ...

sub-basin.

Major highways

U.S. Route 27 Alternate * US 80

U.S. Route 80 * Georgia 22

State Route 22 * Georgia 36

State Route 36 * Georgia 41

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State Route 85 * Georgia 85 Alternate

State Route 85 Alternate * Georgia 96

State Route 96 * Georgia 116

State Route 116 * Georgia 190

State Route 190 * Georgia 208

State Route 208 * Georgia 240

State Route 240 * Georgia 315

State Route 315 * Georgia 540

State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

* Upson County - northeast * Taylor County - southeast * Marion County - south * Chattahoochee County - southwest *

- west-southwest * Harris County - west *

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- north

Railroads

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Fitzgerald Subdivision *

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District

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 6,865 people, 2,832 households, and 1,904 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,399 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 59.2% black or African American, 39.0% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 10.4% were

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, 7.6% were

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, 5.8% were Subsaharan African, and 2.7% were

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. Of the 2,832 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.8% were non-families, and 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 45.6 years. The median income for a household in the county was $33,873 and the median income for a family was $43,694. Males had a median income of $41,651 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,007. About 18.2% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the

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, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students. The district headquarters is in Talbotton.School Stats
Retrieved June 26, 2010.

Communities

Cities

* Talbotton (county seat) *

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* Junction City *

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(part)

Unincorporated communities

* Box Springs * Centerville * Po Biddy Crossroads * Tax Crossroads

Politics

Like most majority-African-American counties in Georgia, Talbot is a reliably Democratic county. Between 1880 and 2020, Talbot County has only voted Republican three times, although it also voted for

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segregationist George Wallace in 1968.

References

External links

Georgia.gov info for Talbot County

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