Cook County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,229. The county seat is Adel. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 30, 1918, and ratified November 5, 1918. It is named for former Civil War general Philip Cook of the Confederate States Army.

Reed Bingham State Park is in Cook County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.6%) is water.

The western half of Cook County, located roughly west of Interstate 75, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The eastern half of the county is located in the Withlacoochee River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.

Major highways

  • 20px Interstate 75
  • 20px U.S. Route 41
  • 20px State Route 7
  • 20px State Route 37
  • 20px State Route 76
  • 20px State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties

  • Tift County (north)
  • Berrien County (east)
  • Lowndes County (southeast)
  • Brooks County (southwest)
  • Colquitt County (west)

Communities

City

  • Adel (county seat)

Towns

  • Cecil
  • Lenox
  • Sparks

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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

|+Cook 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)

|9,341

|9,155

|10,526

|11,171

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,658

|69.24%

|68.04%

|66.74%

|64.90%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.86%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|4,053

|4,027

|4,565

|4,684

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,753

|30.04%

|29.93%

|28.95%

|27.21%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.59%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|7

|34

|24

|38

|style='background: #ffffe6; |29

|0.05%

|0.25%

|0.15%

|0.22%

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

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|20

|22

|62

|113

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100

|0.15%

|0.16%

|0.39%

|0.66%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|x

|x

|5

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|x

|x

|0.03%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|0

|1

|3

|16

|style='background: #ffffe6; |51

|0.00%

|0.01%

|0.02%

|0.09%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|x

|x

|101

|164

|style='background: #ffffe6; |500

|x

|x

|0.64%

|0.95%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.90%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|69

|217

|485

|1,024

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,134

|0.51%

|1.61%

|3.08%

|5.95%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.58%

|-

|Total

|13,490

|13,456

|15,771

|17,212

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,229

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

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

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 17,229. The median age was 39.1 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.9 males age 18 and over. 40.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 59.2% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 63.7% White, 27.7% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% from some other race, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.6% of the population.

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As of the 2020s, Cook County is a Republican stronghold, voting 73% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Cook County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Cook County is part of District 11. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Cook County is part of districts 170 and 172.

See also

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

References

  • Official Site
  • Cook County historical marker