Seminole County, Georgia
Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147. The county seat is Donalsonville.
History
The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the Chattahoochee River basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the Florida Everglades. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole chief Osceola was born in what is today Seminole County.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin. The county's entire western border with Florida is located in the Lower Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of Lake Seminole, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in Georgia that borders both Alabama and Florida.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 84
- State Route 38
- State Route 39
- State Route 45
- State Route 91
- State Route 91 Alternate
- State Route 253
- State Route 285
- State Route 374
Adjacent counties
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Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 5,734 | 5,516 | 5,617 | 61.20% | 63.19% | 61.41% |
| Black or African American alone | 3,224 | 2,887 | 2,961 | 34.41% | 33.07% | 32.37% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
| Asian alone | 17 | 33 | 61 | 0.18% | 0.38% | 0.67% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.27% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 32 | 67 | 249 | 0.34% | 0.77% | 2.72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 347 | 204 | 228 | 3.70% | 2.34% | 2.49% |
| Total | 9,369 | 8,729 | 9,147 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,147. The median age was 45.7 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. The census also counted 2,162 families residing in the county.The racial makeup of the county was 61.9% White, 32.7% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.5% of the population.
There were 3,798 households in the county, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 32.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,048 housing units, of which 24.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.2% were owner-occupied and 27.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.