Talbot County, Georgia

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Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat and largest city is Talbotton.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Talbot County was created from a portion of Muscogee County by a December 14, 1827, act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was named after the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.

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 (0.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

The county straddles the fall line of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The Fall Line Freeway runs across the southern portion of the county, following Georgia State Route 96 from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the Pine Mountain Range, with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains.

The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

Cities

Talbotton (county seat)
Woodland
Manchester (part)

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

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**Talbot 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)	2,354	2,639	2,427	36.23%	38.44%	42.33%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,974	4,039	3,056	61.16%	58.83%	53.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	14	18	5	0.22%	0.26%	0.09%
Asian alone (NH)	18	9	17	0.28%	0.13%	0.30%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	1	0.02%	0.00%	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	3	3	6	0.05%	0.04%	0.10%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	52	66	109	0.80%	0.96%	1.90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	91	112	1.26%	1.33%	1.95%
Total	6,498	6,865	5,733	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.

Education

The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students.<ref>Georgia Board of Education Template:Dead link, Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref> The district headquarters is in Talbotton.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.</ref>

Politics

References

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External links

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