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 Muscogee County by a December 14, 1827 act of the

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. It was named after the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. The county straddles the fall line of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The Fall Line Freeway runs across the southern portion of the county, following Georgia State Route 96 from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the Pine Mountain Range, 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 Flint River sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle

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- Walter F. George Lake sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle

- Lake Harding sub-basin.

Major highways

U.S. Route 27 Alternate * US 80

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State Route 22 * Georgia 36

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State Route 41 * Georgia 85

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 *

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- southwest * Muscogee County - west-southwest * Harris County - west * Meriwether County - north

Railroads

* CSX

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District

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, 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 Irish, 7.6% were English, 5.8% were Subsaharan African, and 2.7% were American. 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 The Talbot County School District is a public school district in Talbot County, Georgia, United States, based in Talbotton. It serves the communities of Geneva, Junction City, Talbotton, Box Springs, and Woodland A woodland () is, in th ...

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 American Independent segregationist

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in 1968.

References

External links

Georgia.gov info for Talbot County

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