Clinch County is a

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located in the southeastern part of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749. The

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is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of

Duncan Lamont Clinch Duncan Lamont Clinch (April 6, 1787 – December 4, 1849) was an American army officer and slave-plantation owner who served as a commander during the War of 1812, and First and Second Seminole Wars. In 1816, he led an attack on Negro Fort, th ...

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.9%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the

Okefenokee Swamp The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Ref ...

and its federally protected areas. The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the

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sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.

Major highways

U.S. Route 84 * US 221

U.S. Route 221 * US 441

U.S. Route 441 * Georgia 31

State Route 31 * Georgia 37

State Route 37 * Georgia 38

State Route 38 * Georgia 89

State Route 89 * Georgia 94

State Route 94 * Georgia 122

State Route 122 * Georgia 168

State Route 168 * Georgia 177

State Route 177 * Georgia 187

State Route 187

Adjacent counties

* Atkinson County (north) * Ware County (east) * Columbia County,

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(south) * Baker County,

(south) *

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(southwest) * Lanier County (west)

National protected area

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000‑acre (1,627 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and Baker County in Florida, United States. The refuge is administered from offic ...

(part)

Communities

Cities

* Fargo * Homerville

Towns

* Argyle * Du Pont

Census-designated place

* Cogdell

Unincorporated Communities

* Travisville * Fivemile Still *

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.

Education

Politics

Notable people

Ossie Davis Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, Film director, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He received num ...

, actor * Matthew Lintz, actor * Iris Faircloth Blitch, politician, only woman to sign

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* W. Benjamin Gibbs, politician * William Chester Lankford, politician * Jonathan Smith, NFL Player *Tara Williams, WNBA Player

References

External links

The Clinch County News - Local newspaper

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Clinch County
historical marker
Bethany Baptist Church
historical marker {{Coord, 30.92, -82.70, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990 1850 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia (U.S. state) counties Populated places established in 1850