Treutlen County ( ) is a county located in the southern portion and Magnolia midlands portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,406. The county seat is Soperton. Treutlen County is host to the Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival which takes place during the first weekend in November.
History
Before colonization, the area was home to the Muscogee. The county is made up of former sections of Emanuel and Montgomery counties, and is named for John A. Treutlen, Georgia's first state governor following adoption of the state Constitution of 1777. By this time, as Soperton had become larger than Lothair, it was the clear choice for county seat. Approximately 90% of the county is forested.
The western portion of Treutlen County, west of Soperton, is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.
Major highways
- (Interstate 16)
- (unsigned designation for I-16)
Adjacent counties
- Emanuel County (northeast)
- Montgomery County (southeast)
- Wheeler County (southwest)
- Laurens County (west)
- Johnson County (northwest)
Communities
City
- Soperton (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
- Lothair
- Orland
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Treutlen 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)
|4,019
|3,993
|4,463
|4,466
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,065
|66.03%
|66.62%
|65.12%
|64.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.46%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,989
|1,982
|2,253
|2,239
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,999
|32.68%
|33.07%
|32.87%
|32.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.21%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|2
|4
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|0.00%
|0.03%
|0.06%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|6
|0
|18
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.10%
|0.00%
|0.26%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|x
|x
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|x
|x
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|2
|1
|4
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.03%
|0.02%
|0.06%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|x
|x
|33
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |139
|x
|x
|0.48%
|0.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.17%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|71
|16
|79
|103
|style='background: #ffffe6; |170
|1.17%
|0.27%
|1.15%
|1.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65%
|-
|Total
|6,087
|5,994
|6,854
|6,885
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,406
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 6,406 people, 2,449 households, and 1,654 families residing in the county. The median age was 40.5 years, 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18, 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older, for every 100 females there were 102.6 males (102.4 males age 18 and over), and 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 64.1% White, 31.6% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.0% from some other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population.
There were 2,449 households in the county, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 33.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Treutlen County is part of District 158.
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Education
Public education is provided by the Treutlen County School District.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Treutlen County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia