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Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,168.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 (0.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
The majority of Long County, roughly centered on Ludowici, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. The county's northeastern portion, east of Glennville and northwest of Walthourville, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. Long County's southeastern portion is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the larger Ogeechee basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 25.svg U.S. Route 25
- File:US 84.svg U.S. Route 84
- File:US 301.svg U.S. Route 301
- File:Georgia 23.svg State Route 23
- File:Georgia 38.svg State Route 38
- File:Georgia 57.svg State Route 57
- File:Georgia 144.svg State Route 144
- File:Georgia 196.svg State Route 196
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Liberty County (northeast)
- McIntosh County (southeast)
- Wayne County (southwest)
- Tattnall County (northwest)
Communities
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[edit]- Ludowici (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
[edit]Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 8,774 | 54.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,028 | 24.91% |
| Native American | 62 | 0.38% |
| Asian | 164 | 1.01% |
| Pacific Islander | 88 | 0.54% |
| Other/Mixed | 1,073 | 6.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,979 | 12.24% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,168 people, 5,695 households, and 4,146 families residing in the county.
Education
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Long County School System operates public schools for grades K-12 in the county, except parts in Fort Stewart. Fort Stewart has the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as its local school district,<ref>Template:Cite web - text list - "Fort Stewart School District" refers to the DoDEA schools.</ref> for the elementary level.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts.<ref>Template:Cite web - This is from a .mil website.</ref>
Politics
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See also
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