Dooly County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,208. The county seat is Vienna. The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on May 15, 1821, and named for Colonel John Dooly, a Georgia American Revolutionary War fighter. It was one of the original landlot counties created from land ceded from the Creek Nation.
The entire county of Crisp and parts of Macon, Pulaski, Turner, Wilcox and Worth counties were formed from Dooly's original borders.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. The county is located in the upper Atlantic coastal plain region of the state.
The western two-thirds of Dooly County, from west of Unadilla south to Pinehurst, then to the southeastern corner of the county, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern and eastern portion of Dooly County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very southeastern corner of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin.
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 75
- 20px U.S. Route 41
- 20px State Route 7
- 20px State Route 27
- 20px State Route 90
- 25px State Route 215
- 25px State Route 230
- 20px State Route 230 Connector
- 25px State Route 257
- 25px State Route 329
- 20px State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
Adjacent counties
- Houston County - northeast
- Pulaski County - east
- Wilcox County - southeast
- Crisp County - south
- Sumter County - west
- Macon County - northwest
Communities
Cities
- Lilly
- Byromville
- Pinehurst
- Unadilla
- Vienna (county seat)
Towns
- Dooling
- Drayton
- Findlay
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Dooly 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)
|5,494
|4,959
|5,161
|6,461
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,611
|50.75%
|50.09%
|44.78%
|43.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.14%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|5,182
|4,832
|5,679
|7,381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,540
|47.87%
|48.80%
|49.28%
|49.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.43%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|3
|17
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.05%
|0.03%
|0.15%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|17
|30
|49
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51
|0.16%
|0.30%
|0.43%
|0.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|x
|x
|11
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|x
|x
|0.10%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|5
|0
|5
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.05%
|0.00%
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|x
|x
|66
|96
|style='background: #ffffe6; |176
|x
|x
|0.57%
|0.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.57%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|123
|77
|537
|862
|style='background: #ffffe6; |797
|1.14%
|0.78%
|4.66%
|5.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.11%
|-
|Total
|10,826
|9,901
|11,525
|14,918
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,208
|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 11,208. The median age was 43.4 years. 18.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 122.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 127.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 41.9% White, 49.6% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.0% from some other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.1% of the population.
There were 4,047 households in the county, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 36.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Dooly County is part of District 150.
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Notable people
- John Dooly after whom the county was named
- Rooney L. Bowen, Georgia businessman and politician
- George Busbee, governor of Georgia
- Walter F. George, U.S. Senator
- Jody Powell, press secretary and aide to Jimmy Carter
- Roger Kingdom, Olympic gold medalist in track and field
- David Ragan, NASCAR driver
- Keith Mumphery, NFL player
- Julian Webb, judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals and member of the Georgia State Senate.
- Myron Mixon, mayor of Unidilla and Barbequer
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dooly County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
Further reading
External links
- Georgia.gov Dooly County history
- GeorgiaInfo Dooly County Courthouse info
- Dooly County historical marker
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to Dooly County