Upson County, Georgia
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Upson County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,700.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Thomaston.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on December 15, 1824.
Upson County comprises the Thomaston, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs CSA.
History
[edit]Upson County was formed in 1824 and named after Stephen Upson, a state legislator.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Emancipation Day
[edit]On May 29, 1865, following the conclusion of the American Civil War, enslaved African Americans in the county were notified in Thomaston that they had been emancipated.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> By the following year, celebrations were held on that date, which continue to this day.<ref name=":0" /> It is considered one of the largest Emancipation Day celebrations in Georgia and one of the oldest continuously celebrated ones in the United States.<ref name=":0" />
Geography
[edit]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 (1.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Upson County boasts the lowest average summer humidity in the state.
The vast majority of Upson County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with just a tiny northeastern corner of the county, north of Yatesville, located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 19.svg U.S. Route 19
- File:US 80.svg U.S. Route 80
- File:Georgia 3.svg State Route 3
- File:Georgia 22.svg State Route 22
- File:Georgia 36.svg State Route 36
- File:Georgia 74.svg State Route 74
- File:Georgia 74 Alternate.svg State Route 74 Alternate
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Lamar County - north
- Pike County - north
- Monroe County - east
- Crawford County - southeast
- Taylor County - south
- Talbot County - southwest
- Meriwether County - northwest
Communities
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[edit]Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 18,009 | 65.01% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,851 | 28.34% |
| Native American | 63 | 0.23% |
| Asian | 151 | 0.55% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other/Mixed | 992 | 3.58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 633 | 2.29% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,700 people, 10,154 households, and 6,100 families residing in the county.
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