Long County, Georgia
Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici. Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long, an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.
As of the 2020 [United States census|2020 census], the population was 16,168.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.The majority of Long County, roughly centered on Ludowici, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The county's northeastern portion, east of Glennville and northwest of Walthourville, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. Long County's southeastern portion is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the larger Ogeechee basin.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 25
- U.S. [Route 84 in Georgia|U.S. Route 84]
- U.S. [Route 301 in Georgia|U.S. Route 301]
- State Route 23
- State Route 38
- State Route 57
- State Route 144
- State Route 196
Adjacent counties
Communities
City
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,168, 5,492 households, and 4,146 families residing in the county. The median age was 31.8 years, 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 9.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over. 19.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 80.2% lived in rural areas.| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White | 8,774 | 54.27% |
| Black or African American | 4,028 | 24.91% |
| Native American | 62 | 0.38% |
| Asian | 164 | 1.01% |
| Pacific Islander | 88 | 0.54% |
| Other/Mixed | 1,073 | 6.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,979 | 12.24% |
The racial makeup of the county was 56.9% White, 25.5% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.6% from some other race, and 9.5% from two or more races. Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino] residents of any race comprised 12.2% of the population.
There were 5,492 households in the county, of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 6,180 housing units, of which 11.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 64.5% were owner-occupied and 35.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.5%.