Brantley County, Georgia

Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Nahunta.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan area.

History

Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of three earlier surrounding Georgia counties: Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.<ref name="auto1"/> Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. Representative (congressman) William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a well-known local merchant and Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War (1861–1865).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="auto" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The Satilla River runs through Brantley County.

The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Adjacent counties

• Wayne County - northeast
• Glynn County - east
• Camden County - southeast
• Charlton County - south
• Ware County - west
• Pierce County - northwest

Communities

Cities

• Hoboken
• Nahunta

Census-designated places

• Hickox
• Hortense
• Waynesville

Unincorporated communities

• Fort Mudge
• Schlatterville

Demographics

Brantley County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	13,712	17,198	16,317	93.73%	93.41%	90.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)	579	531	562	3.96%	2.88%	3.12%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	20	56	45	0.14%	0.30%	0.25%
Asian alone (NH)	13	37	42	0.09%	0.20%	0.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	2	3	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	3	10	34	0.02%	0.05%	0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	149	234	692	1.02%	1.27%	3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	343	326	1.04%	1.86%	1.81%
Total	14,629	18,411	18,021	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,021 people, 6,823 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county.

Politics

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Brantley County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia

References

• GeorgiaInfo Brantley County Courthouse History
• GeorgiaInfo record of the Brantley County State Historical Marker

External links

• Brantley County historical marker