Seminole County, Georgia
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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county seat is Donalsonville.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Geography
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The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Major highways
- File:US 84.svg U.S. Route 84
- File:Georgia 38.svg State Route 38
- File:Georgia 39.svg State Route 39
- File:Georgia 45.svg State Route 45
- File:Georgia 91.svg State Route 91
- File:Georgia 91 Alternate.svg State Route 91 Alternate
- File:Georgia 253.svg State Route 253
- File:Georgia 285.svg State Route 285
- File:Georgia 374.svg State Route 374
Adjacent counties
- Miller County (northeast)
- Decatur County (east)
- Jackson County, Florida (southwest)
- Houston County, Alabama (northwest)
- Early County (north-northwest)
Communities
City
- Donalsonville (county seat)
Town
Demographics
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| White alone (NH) | 5,734 | 5,516 | 5,617 | 61.20% | 63.19% | 61.41% | |||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,224 | 2,887 | 2,961 | 34.41% | 33.07% | 32.37% | |||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.07% | |||
| Asian alone (NH) | 17 | 33 | 61 | 0.18% | 0.38% | 0.67% | |||
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.27% | |||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 32 | 67 | 249 | 0.34% | 0.77% | 2.72% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 347 | 204 | 228 | 3.70% | 2.34% | 2.49% | |||
| Total | 9,369 | 8,729 | 9,147 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,147 people, 3,363 households, and 2,162 families residing in the county.
Politics
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Seminole County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
External links
- Official Website of Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce Includes the City of Donalsoville and Iron City
- Seminole County School System Includes the City of Donalsonville, Iron, and Entirely Seminole County
- Seminole County Clerk of Court
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