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McDuffie County, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°29′N 82°29′W / 33.48°N 82.48°W / 33.48; -82.48
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McDuffie County
County
McDuffie County Courthouse in Thomson
McDuffie County Courthouse in Thomson
Map of Georgia highlighting McDuffie County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°29′N 82°29′W / 33.48°N 82.48°W / 33.48; -82.48
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Named forGeorge McDuffie
SeatThomson
Largest cityThomson
Area
 • Total
266 sq mi (690 km2)
 • Land257 sq mi (670 km2)
 • Water8.9 sq mi (23 km2)  3.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,632
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district10th
Websitewww.thomson-mcduffie.gov

McDuffie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,632.[1] The county seat is Thomson.[2] The county was created on October 18, 1870[3] and named after the South Carolina governor and senator George McDuffie.[4]

McDuffie County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

History

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Most communities located in the county were founded before the county was created. Some have faded into obscurity. The Historic Wrightsborough Foundation preserves the memory of the early 12,000 acre settlement of Wrightborough, which was occupied 1768 to 1920.[5]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 266 square miles (690 km2), of which 257 square miles (670 km2) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km2) (3.4%) is water.[6]

Most of the southern half of McDuffie County, south of Thomson, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, except for a slice of the eastern portion of the county, north of Dearing and along a north–south line running through Boneville, which is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The northern half of McDuffie County, north of Thomson, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin.[7]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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City

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Town

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Unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18809,449—
18908,789−7.0%
19009,80411.5%
191010,3255.3%
192011,50911.5%
19309,014−21.7%
194010,87820.7%
195011,4435.2%
196012,62710.3%
197015,27621.0%
198018,54621.4%
199020,1198.5%
200021,2315.5%
201021,8753.0%
202021,632−1.1%
2023 (est.)21,799[8]0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1880[10] 1890-1910[11]
1920-1930[12] 1930-1940[13]
1940-1950[14] 1960-1980[15]
1980-2000[16] 2010[17]
McDuffie County racial composition as of 2020[18]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 11,417 52.78%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8,644 39.96%
Native American 45 0.21%
Asian 76 0.35%
Pacific Islander 13 0.06%
Other/Mixed 647 2.99%
Hispanic or Latino 790 3.65%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 21,632 people, 8,153 households, and 5,770 families residing in the county.

Education

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Main article: Thomson, Georgia § Education

Politics

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Typical of many counties in Georgia and the Solid South, McDuffie County mainly backed candidates of the Democratic Party in presidential elections by wide margins prior to 1964. There were several exceptions to this, firstly between 1892 and 1908 when it supported Republican William McKinley and the Populist candidacies of James B. Weaver and favorite son Thomas E. Watson.[19]

United States presidential election results for McDuffie County, Georgia[20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 6,562 62.28% 3,937 37.36% 38 0.36%
2020 6,169 59.00% 4,168 39.86% 119 1.14%
2016 5,432 58.27% 3,699 39.68% 191 2.05%
2012 5,475 57.00% 4,044 42.10% 86 0.90%
2008 5,400 57.11% 3,989 42.19% 66 0.70%
2004 4,846 62.29% 2,899 37.26% 35 0.45%
2000 3,926 59.94% 2,580 39.39% 44 0.67%
1996 3,254 50.96% 2,725 42.68% 406 6.36%
1992 2,955 45.69% 2,640 40.82% 873 13.50%
1988 3,231 65.04% 1,704 34.30% 33 0.66%
1984 3,284 62.08% 2,006 37.92% 0 0.00%
1980 1,928 41.17% 2,667 56.95% 88 1.88%
1976 1,694 35.91% 3,024 64.09% 0 0.00%
1972 2,990 75.01% 996 24.99% 0 0.00%
1968 1,324 32.89% 992 24.65% 1,709 42.46%
1964 2,657 70.27% 1,124 29.73% 0 0.00%
1960 1,039 49.06% 1,079 50.94% 0 0.00%
1956 649 38.45% 1,039 61.55% 0 0.00%
1952 933 44.32% 1,172 55.68% 0 0.00%
1948 58 3.87% 182 12.13% 1,260 84.00%
1944 187 19.04% 795 80.96% 0 0.00%
1940 75 7.20% 959 92.12% 7 0.67%
1936 98 12.11% 705 87.14% 6 0.74%
1932 29 4.80% 568 94.04% 7 1.16%
1928 381 55.62% 304 44.38% 0 0.00%
1924 37 6.61% 267 47.68% 256 45.71%
1920 109 22.20% 382 77.80% 0 0.00%
1916 70 11.65% 466 77.54% 65 10.82%
1912 9 2.33% 271 70.21% 106 27.46%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: McDuffie County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Georgia.gov's McDuffie County Overview
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
  5. ^ Georgia Encyclopedia: Wrightsborough, accessed October 2017.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  16. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  18. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  19. ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 169 ISBN 0786422173
  20. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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