Long County, Georgia

thumb|Plaque at the county courthouse

Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici. Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,168.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

The majority of Long County, roughly centered on Ludowici, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The county's northeastern portion, east of Glennville and northwest of Walthourville, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. Long County's southeastern portion is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the larger Ogeechee basin.

Major highways

20px U.S. Route 25
20px U.S. Route 84
23px U.S. Route 301
20px State Route 23
20px State Route 38
20px State Route 57
23px State Route 144
23px State Route 196

Adjacent counties

Liberty County (northeast)
McIntosh County (southeast)
Wayne County (southwest)
Tattnall County (northwest)

Communities

City

Ludowici (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

Aimar
Beards Creek
Donald
Tibet

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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

|+Long 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)

|3,311

|4,608

|6,678

|8,491

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,774

|73.19%

|74.30%

|64.81%

|58.70%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.27%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,130

|1,337

|2,429

|3,541

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,028

|24.98%

|21.56%

|23.57%

|24.48%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.91%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|23

|63

|76

|style='background: #ffffe6; |62

|0.02%

|0.37%

|0.61%

|0.53%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%

|Asian alone (NH)

|40

|58

|110

|style='background: #ffffe6; |164

|0.15%

|0.64%

|0.56%

|0.76%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.01%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|25

|51

|style='background: #ffffe6; |88

|0.24%

|0.35%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%

|Other race alone (NH)

|16

|32

|style='background: #ffffe6; |91

|0.09%

|0.08%

|0.16%

|0.22%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|165

|385

|style='background: #ffffe6; |982

|1.60%

|2.66%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.07%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|71

|189

|870

|1,778

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,979

|1.57%

|3.05%

|8.44%

|12.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.24%

|Total

|4,524

|6,202

|10,304

|14,464

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,168

|100.00%

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

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,168, 5,492 households, and 4,146 families residing in the county. The median age was 31.8 years, 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 9.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older.

There were 5,492 households in the county, of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. for the elementary level. Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts.

Politics

As of the 2020s, Long County is a Republican stronghold, voting 64.5% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Long County is part of Georgia's 1st congressional district, currently represented by Buddy Carter. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Long County is part of District 19. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Long County is part of District 167.