Laurens County, Georgia
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Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570,<ref>US 2020 Census Bureau report, Laurens County, Georgia</ref> up from 48,434 in 2010.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Dublin.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area.
History
Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson and Washington Counties.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> During the Red Summer of 1919, racial tensions increased in the area, leading to the Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919.
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 (1.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-largest county in Georgia by land area and fourth-largest by total area.
The majority of Laurens County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The southwestern corner of the county, defined by a line that runs west from Chester through Rentz to U.S. Route 441, and then southeast toward Glenwood, is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. A small and narrow sliver of the eastern edge of the county, from east of Lovett to northeast of Rockledge, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county has several swamps along with Oconee river including Cow Hell Swamp.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
- Johnson County – northeast
- Treutlen County – east
- Wheeler County – south
- Dodge County – southwest
- Bleckley County – west
- Wilkinson County – northwest
- Twiggs County – northwest
Communities
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
- Alcorns
- Alligood
- Baston
- Brewton
- Catlin
- Cedar Grove
- Chappells Mill
- Condor
- Five Points
- Garretta
- Harlow
- Haskins Crossing
- Holly Hills
- Kewanee
- Laurens Hill
- Lollie
- Lovett
- Lowery
- Midway
- Minter
- Moores
- Nameless
- Old Condor
- Rockledge
- Shewmake
- Spring Hill
- Tuckers Crossroad
- Tweed
- Vincent
- Whipples Crossing
Ghost towns
Demographics
2020 Census
| 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 |
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| White alone (NH) | 28,199 | 28,920 | 27,881 | 62.84% | 59.71% | 56.25% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,417 | 17,268 | 18,219 | 34.36% | 35.65% | 36.75% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 80 | 87 | 80 | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.16% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 361 | 478 | 507 | 0.80% | 0.99% | 1.02% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 44 | 41 | 141 | 0.10% | 0.08% | 0.28% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 232 | 493 | 1,304 | 0.52% | 1.02% | 2.63% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 529 | 1,143 | 1,424 | 1.18% | 2.36% | 2.87% |
| Total | 44,874 | 48,434 | 49,570 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,570 people, 17,142 households, and 11,549 families residing in the county.
Education
Laurens County School District operates the county's public schools.
Notable people
- Karl Slover, one of the oldest living Munchkins from Wizard of Oz (1939 film).
- Demaryius Thomas, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos
- Anthony Johnson, mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC)
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Laurens County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
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