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

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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 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

U.S. Route 80 * Georgia 22

State Route 22 * Georgia 36

State Route 36 * Georgia 41

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

Railroads

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Fitzgerald Subdivision *

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Columbus District

Communities

Cities

* Talbotton (county seat) *

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(part)

Towns

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* Junction City

Unincorporated communities

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

Demographics

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

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.

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. Donald Trump's 39.50% in 2020 is the best performance for a Republican since Nixon in the 1972 presidential election. In 2024, Trump furthered increased his vote share to almost 44% of the vote.

References

External links

Georgia.gov info for Talbot County

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