Editing Spalding County, Georgia

{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{distinguish|Paulding County, Georgia}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Spalding County
 | state                = Georgia
 | seal                 = 
 | logo                 = [[File:Spalding-county-logo.png|175px]]
 | founded              = {{start date and age|1851}}
 | seat wl              = Griffin
 | largest city wl      = Griffin
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 200
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 196
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.1
 | area percentage      = 1.6%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 67306<ref name="ReferenceA">United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia</ref>
 | density_sq_mi        = 
 | website              = {{URL|www.spaldingcounty.com|spaldingcounty.com}}
 | named for            = [[Thomas Spalding]]
 | ex image             = Spalding County Courthouse (NE corner).JPG
 | ex image cap         = Spalding County Courthouse in Griffin
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone            = Eastern
}}

'''Spalding County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[West Central Georgia|West Central]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 67,306.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13255.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=February 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220114546/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13255.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia</ref> The county was created December 20, 1851, and named for former [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] and [[United States Senate|senator]] [[Thomas Spalding]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030726080349/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2003 |url-status=live| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=209 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

Spalding County is included in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|200|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|196|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.1|sqmi}} (1.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the state.

The western portion of Spalding County, west of a line from [[Sunny Side, Georgia|Sunny Side]] through [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]] to [[Orchard Hill, Georgia|Orchard Hill]], is located in the Upper [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern part of the county is located in the Upper [[Ocmulgee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|Interstate 75]]
* [[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[File:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 Business (Griffin, Georgia)|U.S. Route 19 Business]]
* [[File:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]]
* [[File:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 Business (Griffin, Georgia)|U.S. Route 41 Business]]
* [[File:Georgia 3.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 3|State Route 3]]
* [[File:Georgia 7.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 7|State Route 7]]
* [[File:Georgia 16.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 16|State Route 16]]
* [[File:Georgia 92.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 92|State Route 92]]
* [[File:Georgia 155.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 155|State Route 155]]
* [[File:Georgia 362.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 362|State Route 362]]
* [[File:Georgia 401.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 401|State Route 401]] (unsigned designation for I-75)
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]] (northeast)
* [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts County]] (east)
* [[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]] (southeast)
* [[Pike County, Georgia|Pike County]] (southwest)
* [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]] (west)
* [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta County]] (west)
* [[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette County]] (northwest)
* [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] (northwest)
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==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]] (county seat)
* [[Sunny Side, Georgia|Sunny Side]]

===Town===
* [[Orchard Hill, Georgia|Orchard Hill]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[East Griffin, Georgia|East Griffin]]
* [[Experiment, Georgia|Experiment]]
* [[Heron Bay, Georgia|Heron Bay]] (partly in [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]])

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 8699
|1870= 10205
|1880= 12585
|1890= 13117
|1900= 17619
|1910= 19741
|1920= 21908
|1930= 23495
|1940= 28427
|1950= 31045
|1960= 35404
|1970= 39514
|1980= 47899
|1990= 54457
|2000= 58417
|2010= 64073
|2020= 67306
|estyear=2023
|estimate=69946
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF"/> 2020<ref name="ReferenceA">United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Spalding County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13255&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|37,105
|55.13%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|23,148
|34.39%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|154
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|640
|0.95%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|23
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|2,570
|3.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3,666
|5.45%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 67,306 people, 25,339 households, and 16,563 families residing in the county.

==Education==
The [[Griffin-Spalding County School District]] has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 4 complementary programs.

==Politics==
Spalding County is solidly Republican at the presidential level having last voted for a Democrat in [[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]] when it voted for [[Jimmy Carter]]. Since then, the closest a Democrat has come to winning Spalding County was in [[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]], when [[Bill Clinton]] lost to [[George H. W. Bush]] by 5.6 percent.
{{PresHead|place=Spalding County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|19,184|13,679|345|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|18,104|11,828|287|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|15,646|9,357|823|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,911|9,898|330|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|14,885|10,141|269|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|13,461|7,460|115|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|9,271|5,831|289|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,376|6,017|1,143|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|7,262|6,392|2,080|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,730|4,318|90|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,571|4,878|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,809|7,176|346|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,739|7,593|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,183|1,702|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|3,077|2,949|4,953|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,763|5,466|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,753|4,426|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,458|4,853|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,249|5,296|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|506|3,441|679|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|217|2,805|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|197|3,022|4|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|36|2,457|7|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|54|2,185|12|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|412|1,734|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|75|1,257|88|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|181|830|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|41|835|152|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|26|736|45|Georgia}}

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Spalding County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Spalding County, Georgia}}
* [http://www.spaldingcounty.com County website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaspald3/ Spalding County Genealogy]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaspald3/doc_holliday.htm Doc Holliday (John Henry Holliday)] Biography and Photos

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Spalding County, Georgia
|North     =
|Northeast = [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]]
|East      = [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts County]]
|Southeast = [[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Pike County, Georgia|Pike County]]
|West      = [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]] and [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta County]]
|Northwest = [[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette County]] and [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]]
}}
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{{Georgia (U.S. state)}}
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