Candler County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,981. The county seat is Metter. The county was founded in 1914 and named for Allen D. Candler, the 56th governor of Georgia.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.3%) is water.

The majority of Candler County is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The western edge of the county, west of State Route 57, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.

Major highways

  • (Interstate 16)
  • (unsigned designation for I-16)

Adjacent counties

  • Bulloch County (east)
  • Evans County (southeast)
  • Tattnall County (south)
  • Emanuel County (northwest)

Communities

City

  • Metter (county seat)

Town

  • Pulaski

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Candler County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|5,048

|5,187

|6,028

|6,949

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,567

|67.15%

|66.98%

|62.94%

|63.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.80%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|2,359

|2,403

|2,576

|2,669

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,681

|31.38%

|31.03%

|26.90%

|24.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.41%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|6

|7

|12

|8

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19

|0.08%

|0.09%

|0.13%

|0.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|13

|9

|26

|57

|style='background: #ffffe6; |63

|0.17%

|0.12%

|0.27%

|0.52%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|x

|x

|3

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3

|x

|x

|0.03%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|0

|0

|2

|11

|style='background: #ffffe6; |26

|0.00%

|0.00%

|0.02%

|0.10%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|x

|x

|48

|76

|style='background: #ffffe6; |244

|x

|x

|0.50%

|0.69%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.22%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|92

|138

|882

|1,227

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,378

|1.22%

|1.78%

|9.21%

|11.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.55%

|-

|Total

|7,518

|7,744

|9,577

|10,998

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,981

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 10,981 people, 4,116 households, and 2,775 families living in the county.

Of the residents, 25.0% were under the age of 18 and 19.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Candler County is part of district 158.

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See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Candler County, Georgia

References

  • Candler County
  • Candler County historical marker