Brantley County, Georgia

Brantley County
County
Brantley County Courthouse in Nahunta
Brantley County Courthouse in Nahunta
Official seal of Brantley County
Seal
Official logo of Brantley County
Logo
Map of Georgia highlighting Brantley County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°12′N 81°59′W / 31.2°N 81.98°W / 31.2; -81.98
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Named forBenjamin Daniel Brantley[1][2][3] or William Gordon Brantley[4]
SeatNahunta
Largest cityNahunta
Area
 • Total
447 sq mi (1,160 km2)
 • Land442 sq mi (1,140 km2)
 • Water4.8 sq mi (12 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,021
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitebrantleycounty-ga.gov

Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021.[5] The county seat is Nahunta.[6] Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

History

Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of three earlier surrounding Georgia counties: Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.[7] Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. Representative (congressman) William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a well-known local merchant and Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War (1861-1865).[8][9][10][11][12]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 447 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 442 square miles (1,140 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (1.1%) is water.[13] The Satilla River runs through Brantley County.

The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.[14]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19306,895—
19406,871−0.3%
19506,387−7.0%
19605,891−7.8%
19705,9400.8%
19808,70146.5%
199011,07727.3%
200014,62932.1%
201018,41125.9%
202018,021−2.1%
2023 (est.)18,401[15]2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[16]
1790-1880[17] 1890-1910[18]
1920-1930[19] 1930-1940[20]
1940-1950[21] 1960-1980[22]
1980-2000[23] 2010[5]
Brantley County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[24] Pop 2010[25] Pop 2020[26] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 13,712 17,198 16,317 93.73% 93.41% 90.54%
Black or African American alone (NH) 579 531 562 3.96% 2.88% 3.12%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 20 56 45 0.14% 0.30% 0.25%
Asian alone (NH) 13 37 42 0.09% 0.20% 0.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 2 3 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 3 10 34 0.02% 0.05% 0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 149 234 692 1.02% 1.27% 3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 152 343 326 1.04% 1.86% 1.81%
Total 14,629 18,411 18,021 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,021 people, 6,823 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county.

Education

Main article: Brantley County School District

Politics

United States presidential election results for Brantley County, Georgia[27]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 7,744 91.11% 736 8.66% 20 0.24%
2020 6,993 90.24% 700 9.03% 56 0.72%
2016 5,567 88.35% 619 9.82% 115 1.83%
2012 4,964 82.46% 939 15.60% 117 1.94%
2008 5,080 80.79% 1,119 17.80% 89 1.42%
2004 4,333 77.02% 1,258 22.36% 35 0.62%
2000 3,118 68.29% 1,372 30.05% 76 1.66%
1996 1,738 47.83% 1,494 41.11% 402 11.06%
1992 1,541 36.06% 1,883 44.06% 850 19.89%
1988 1,539 51.18% 1,450 48.22% 18 0.60%
1984 1,679 52.53% 1,517 47.47% 0 0.00%
1980 882 29.63% 2,066 69.40% 29 0.97%
1976 358 13.50% 2,294 86.50% 0 0.00%
1972 1,587 82.44% 338 17.56% 0 0.00%
1968 237 10.47% 317 14.01% 1,709 75.52%
1964 1,231 57.52% 909 42.48% 0 0.00%
1960 344 20.51% 1,333 79.49% 0 0.00%
1956 228 15.88% 1,208 84.12% 0 0.00%
1952 276 20.32% 1,082 79.68% 0 0.00%
1948 79 10.31% 463 60.44% 224 29.24%
1944 124 18.67% 540 81.33% 0 0.00%
1940 67 6.50% 960 93.20% 3 0.29%
1936 40 6.99% 527 92.13% 5 0.87%
1932 22 3.07% 693 96.65% 2 0.28%
1928 172 50.89% 166 49.11% 0 0.00%
1924 9 3.23% 238 85.30% 32 11.47%

Brantley County is a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county was Bill Clinton in 1992, and it has swung hard to the right in the following elections. In 2020, Donald Trump carried the county with 90.2% of the vote, the most out of any county in Georgia.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Brantley County, Georgia - History".
  3. ^ "Brantley County".
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  8. ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Brantley_County%2C_a_sketch_of_the_life_of_the_late_Benjamin_Daniel_Brantley_for_whom_the_proposed_county_is_named_%28IA_brantleycountysk00jack%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/brantley-counties-history/ [bare URL]
  10. ^ "BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA - HISTORY". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brantley County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  13. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  14. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  15. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  16. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  18. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1910.
  19. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  20. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  21. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
  22. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  23. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  24. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  25. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  26. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brantley County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  27. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

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