Editing Treutlen County, Georgia

{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Treutlen County
 | state                = Georgia
 | seal                 = [[File:SealTreutlenCountyGA.png|110px]]
 | founded year         = {{start date and age|1918}}
 | founded date         = November 5
 | seat wl              = Soperton
 | largest city wl      = Soperton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 202
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 199
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.0
 | area percentage      = 1.5%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 6406
 | density_sq_mi        = 32
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | footnotes            = 
 | website              = {{URL|https://treutlencountygov.com/|treutlencountygov.com}}
 | named for            = [[John A. Treutlen]]
 | district             = 12th
 | ex image             = TREUTLEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Treutlen County Courthouse]] in Soperton
}}
'''Treutlen County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|u:|t|l|ɪ|n}} {{respell|TROOT|lin}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[South Georgia (region)|southern portion]] and Magnolia midlands portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 6,406.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Treutlen County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Treutlen_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13283|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Soperton, Georgia|Soperton]].<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> Treutlen County is host to the Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival which takes place during the first weekend in November.

==History==
Before colonization, the area was home to the [[Muscogee]].<ref name="cooksey-nge"/> Following the American Revolution, the location's [[wiregrass]] (''[[Aristida stricta]]'') attracted settlers, and a timber industry began to develop around the area's [[longleaf pine]] forests, supporting occupations from [[cabinetmaking]] and milling to [[turpentine]] and other [[naval stores]] production.<ref name="cooksey-nge"/>

The area's landscape made it difficult to build roads, resulting in a sparse population until after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] when railroads arrived. In 1902, the [[Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad]] completed its extension from Macon to [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]] and constructed a railroad depot near [[Lothair, Georgia|Lothair]]. The newly incorporated town of [[Soperton]] quickly outgrew Lothair due to the new rail link.<ref name="cooksey-nge"/>

An official process to create Treutlen County was spearheaded by [[Neil L. Gillis]], known as the "father of Treutlen County" due to his efforts. The state constitutional amendment to create Treutlen County was proposed by the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on August{{nbsp}}21, 1917, and ratified November{{nbsp}}5, 1918, officially making it Georgia's 154th county.<ref name="cooksey-nge">{{cite web |last1=Cooksey |first1=Elizabeth B. |title=Treutlen County |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/treutlen-county/ |publisher=New Georgia Encyclopedia |access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> The county is made up of former sections of Emanuel and Montgomery counties, and is named for [[John A. Treutlen]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA246 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=246| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> Georgia's first state [[List of governors of Georgia|governor]] following adoption of the state Constitution of 1777. By this time, as Soperton had become larger than Lothair, it was the clear choice for county seat.<ref name="cooksey-nge"/>

During the 1920s, a local cotton farmer named James Fowler planted over 7{{nbsp}}million pine trees across 10,000 acres of land. Fowler worked together with scientist [[Charles Herty]], who developed a process to use [[pine pulp]] to create paper.<ref name="cooksey-nge"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|202|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|199|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.0|sqmi}} (1.5%) 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> Approximately 90% of the county is forested.<ref name="gfc-2019">{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Carson |title=Community Wildfire Protection Plan |url=https://gatrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Treutlen-County-CWPP-revised-2019.pdf |publisher=Georgia Forestry Commission |date=June 2019}}</ref>

The western portion of Treutlen County, west of [[Soperton, Georgia|Soperton]], is located in the Lower [[Oconee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the [[Ohoopee River]] sub-basin of the larger 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 27, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* {{jct|I|16|state=GA}} (Interstate 16)
* {{jct|US|221|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|15|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|29|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|46|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|56|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|57|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|78|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|86|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|171|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|199|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA-Spur|199|state=GA|dab1=Lothair}}
* {{jct|GA|227|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|297|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|298|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|404|state=GA}} (unsigned designation for I-16)
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] (northeast)
* [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery County]] (southeast)
* [[Wheeler County, Georgia|Wheeler County]] (southwest)
* [[Laurens County, Georgia|Laurens County]] (west)
* [[Johnson County, Georgia|Johnson County]] (northwest)

==Communities==

===City===
* [[Soperton, Georgia|Soperton]] (county seat)

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Lothair, Georgia|Lothair]]
* [[Orland, Georgia|Orland]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 7664
|1930= 7488
|1940= 7632
|1950= 6522
|1960= 5874
|1970= 5647
|1980= 6087
|1990= 5994
|2000= 6854
|2010= 6885
|2020= 6406
|estyear=2023
|estimate=6341
|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">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13283.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131090617/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13283.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Treutlen County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13283&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,065
|63.46%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,999
|31.21%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|19
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|7
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|146
|2.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|170
|2.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,406 people, 2,490 households, and 1,654 families residing in the county.

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,250|864|7|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,101|952|24|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,809|862|32|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,652|1,074|25|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,826|1,112|24|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,691|1,052|19|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,062|879|22|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|723|912|124|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|898|1,116|330|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|970|726|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,086|843|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|668|1,307|29|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|465|1,567|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,346|210|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|474|341|1,081|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|722|1,331|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|216|927|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|117|960|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|101|1,416|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|26|413|234|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|34|893|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|38|1,184|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|23|912|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|36|849|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|64|392|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|27|222|3|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1920|Democratic|107|263|0|Georgia}}

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Treutlen County, Georgia
|North     =
|Northeast = [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Wheeler County, Georgia|Wheeler County]]
|West      = [[Laurens County, Georgia|Laurens County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Treutlen County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia (U.S. state)}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|32.40|-82.57|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990}}

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