Turner County is a

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located in the south central portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9006. The

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. The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for

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and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water. The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of

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heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the

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basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the

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sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle

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sub-basin of the

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(Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).

Major highways

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State Route 32 * Georgia 32 Connector

State Route 32 Connector * Georgia 90

State Route 90 * Georgia 107

State Route 107 * Georgia 112

State Route 112 * Georgia 159

State Route 159 * Georgia 401

State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties

* Wilcox County (northeast) * Ben Hill County (east) * Irwin County (east) * Tift County (southeast) * Worth County (southwest) * Crisp County (northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 8,930 people, 3,339 households, and 2,308 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,841 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 54.7% white, 41.6% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 2.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 12.3% were

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, 9.4% were

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, and 6.1% were

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. Of the 3,339 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.9% were non-families, and 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10. The median age was 38.7 years. The median income for a household in the county was $30,763 and the median income for a family was $40,446. Males had a median income of $33,536 versus $22,835 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,973. About 22.8% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the

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, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

(county seat) *

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Notable people

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.

Politics

References

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