Crisp County, Georgia

Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128. The county seat is Cordele. The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.

Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.0%) is water.

The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River.

Major highways

20px Interstate 75
20px U.S. Route 41
25px U.S. Route 280
20px State Route 7
20px State Route 30
20px State Route 33
20px State Route 33 Connector
20px State Route 90
25px State Route 257
25px State Route 300
25px State Route 300 Connector
20px State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties

Dooly County (north)
Wilcox County (east)
Turner County (southeast)
Worth County (southwest)
Lee County (west)
Sumter County (west)

Communities

City

Cordele (county seat)

Town

Arabi

Census-designated place

Wenona

Unincorporated territory

Coney

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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

|+Crisp County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!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)

|11,717

|11,742

|11,778

|12,216

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,892

|60.12%

|58.68%

|53.55%

|52.12%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.15%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|7,520

|8,137

|9,511

|10,033

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,821

|38.59%

|40.66%

|43.24%

|42.80%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.82%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|19

|36

|28

|24

|style='background: #ffffe6; |18

|0.10%

|0.18%

|0.13%

|0.10%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%

|Asian alone (NH)

|37

|27

|148

|183

|style='background: #ffffe6; |180

|0.19%

|0.13%

|0.67%

|0.78%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.03%

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

|Other race alone (NH)

|17

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |64

|0.02%

|0.03%

|0.08%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|125

|214

|style='background: #ffffe6; |515

|0.57%

|0.91%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.56%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|192

|62

|382

|748

|style='background: #ffffe6; |634

|0.99%

|0.31%

|1.74%

|3.19%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.15%

|Total

|19,489

|20,011

|21,996

|23,439

|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,128

|100.00%

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

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 20,128, 8,346 households, and 5,712 families. The median age was 41.9 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.6 males age 18 and over. 54.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 45.7% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 49.7% White, 44.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.1% of the population. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Crisp County is part of District 148.

References

External links

http://www.crispcounty.com
Crisp County historical marker