Pulaski County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,855. The county seat is Hawkinsville.

History

Pulaski County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 13, 1808, from a portion of Laurens County. In the antebellum years, it was developed for cotton cultivation and is part of the Black Belt of Georgia, an arc of highly fertile soil.

In 1870, Dodge County was partially created from a section of Pulaski County by another legislative act. In 1912, the northeastern half of Pulaski County was used to create Bleckley County via a constitutional amendment approved by Georgia voters.

The county was named for Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland who fought and died for United States independence in the American Revolutionary War.

The county population fell by more than half from 1910 to 1930, as residents moved to cities. African Americans especially joined the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities, both to gain work and to escape the Jim Crow racial oppression of the South.

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 entirety of Pulaski County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.

Major highways

  • 23px U.S. Route 129
  • 23px<br />23px U.S. Route 129 Alternate
  • 23px<br />23px U.S. Route 129 Business
  • 23px U.S. Route 341
  • 23px<br />23px U.S. Route 341 Business
  • 20px State Route 11
  • 20px State Route 11 Business
  • 20px State Route 26
  • 20px State Route 27
  • 23px State Route 112
  • 23px State Route 230
  • 23px State Route 247
  • 23px State Route 257

Adjacent counties

  • Bleckley County - northeast
  • Dodge County - east
  • Wilcox County - south
  • Dooly County - west
  • Houston County - northwest

Communities

City

  • Hawkinsville (county seat)

Unincorporated community

  • Hartford

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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|+Pulaski 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)

|5,834

|5,381

|5,932

|7,494

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,022

|65.18%

|66.37%

|61.87%

|62.40%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.11%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|3,043

|2,623

|3,249

|3,808

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,161

|34.00%

|32.35%

|33.89%

|31.71%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.08%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|1

|7

|21

|30

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8

|0.01%

|0.09%

|0.22%

|0.25%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|7

|14

|32

|103

|style='background: #ffffe6; |92

|0.08%

|0.17%

|0.33%

|0.86%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.93%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|x

|x

|12

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3

|x

|x

|0.13%

|0.02%

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

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|8

|0

|4

|18

|style='background: #ffffe6; |48

|0.09%

|0.00%

|0.04%

|0.15%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|x

|x

|68

|90

|style='background: #ffffe6; |194

|x

|x

|0.71%

|0.75%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.97%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|57

|83

|270

|465

|style='background: #ffffe6; |327

|0.64%

|1.02%

|2.82%

|3.87%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.32%

|-

|Total

|8,950

|8,108

|9,588

|12,010

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,855

|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 9,855, with 3,595 households and 2,479 families residing in the county.

The median age was 42.9 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 73.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 66.8 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville.

thumb|Main Street in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, GA circa 1908

Politics

As of the 2020s, Pulaski County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 70% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Pulaski County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Pulaski County is part of District 20. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Pulaski County is part of District 148.

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Education

Public education is provided by the Pulaski County School District.

See also

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

References

  • GeorgiaInfo Pulaski County Courthouse History
  • Georgia.gov info for Pulaski County
  • Georgia Department of Community Affairs County Snapshots