Charlton County, Georgia

Charlton County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Folkston.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county ceding land to the other.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The county is named for Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. Senator from Georgia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in Georgia. A large portion of the county lies within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of Homeland, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.

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Adjacent counties

• Brantley County - north
• Nassau County, Florida - south and east
• Camden County - east
• Baker County, Florida - south
• Ware County - north and west

National protected area

• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Cities

• Folkston
• Homeland

Unincorporated communities

• Moniac
• Racepond
• Saint George
• Toledo
• Trader's Hill
• Uptonville

Demographics

Charlton County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	7,014	8,116	7,532	68.22%	66.68%	60.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,990	3,443	2,386	29.08%	28.29%	19.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	39	38	40	0.38%	0.31%	0.32%
Asian alone (NH)	35	76	109	0.34%	0.62%	0.87%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	6	3	2	0.06%	0.02%	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	3	5	30	0.03%	0.04%	0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	114	180	383	1.11%	1.48%	3.06%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	310	2,036	0.79%	2.55%	16.26%
Total	10,282	12,171	12,518	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.

See also

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

External links

• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Charlton County historical marker
• Sardis Church historical marker