Toombs County, Georgia
Toombs County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,030. The county seat is Lyons and the largest city is Vidalia. The county was created on August 18, 1905.
Toombs County is part of the Vidalia micropolitan statistical area.
History
Toombs County was founded as the 144th county in Georgia by the State Legislature on August 18, 1905, and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of Tattnall and Montgomery Counties; a small piece of Emanuel County was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries.The county is named for Robert Toombs, a United States representative and senator.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.The southern half of Toombs County, from south of Vidalia southeast to State Route 147, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name. The northern half of the county, centered on Lyons, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 1
- U.S. Route 280
- State Route 4
- State Route 15
- State Route 29
- State Route 30
- State Route 56
- State Route 86
- State Route 130
- State Route 147
- State Route 152
- State Route 178
- State Route 292
- State Route 297
- State Route 298
Adjacent counties
- Emanuel County
- Tattnall County
- Appling County
- Jeff Davis County
- Montgomery County
- Treutlen County
- Candler County
Communities
Cities
- Lyons
- Santa Claus
- Vidalia
Census-designated place
- Ohoopee
Demographics
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White | 16,007 | 59.22% |
| Black or African American | 6,980 | 25.82% |
| Native American | 31 | 0.11% |
| Asian | 207 | 0.77% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 755 | 2.79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,044 | 11.26% |
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 27,030 people, 10,505 households, and 6,537 families residing within its borders.The median age was 39.0 years, 25.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older; for every 100 females there were 91.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.7 males age 18 and over. 50.3% of residents lived in urban areas while 49.7% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 61.3% White, 26.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.5% from some other race, and 5.1% from two or more races; Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.3% of the population.
There were 10,505 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present; about 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 12,027 housing units, of which 12.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 59.3% were owner-occupied and 40.7% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%.