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Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570,<ref>US 2020 Census Bureau report, Laurens County, Georgia</ref> up from 48,434 in 2010.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Dublin.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area.
History
[edit]Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson and Washington Counties.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> During the Red Summer of 1919, racial tensions increased in the area, leading to the Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919.
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 (1.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-largest county in Georgia by land area and fourth-largest by total area.
The majority of Laurens County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The southwestern corner of the county, defined by a line that runs west from Chester through Rentz to U.S. Route 441, and then southeast toward Glenwood, is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. A small and narrow sliver of the eastern edge of the county, from east of Lovett to northeast of Rockledge, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county has several swamps along with Oconee river including Cow Hell Swamp.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
[edit]- Johnson County – northeast
- Treutlen County – east
- Wheeler County – south
- Dodge County – southwest
- Bleckley County – west
- Wilkinson County – northwest
- Twiggs County – northwest
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]Towns
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]- Alcorns
- Alligood
- Baston
- Brewton
- Catlin
- Cedar Grove
- Chappells Mill
- Condor
- Five Points
- Garretta
- Harlow
- Haskins Crossing
- Holly Hills
- Kewanee
- Laurens Hill
- Lollie
- Lovett
- Lowery
- Midway
- Minter
- Moores
- Nameless
- Old Condor
- Rockledge
- Shewmake
- Spring Hill
- Tuckers Crossroad
- Tweed
- Vincent
- Whipples Crossing
Ghost towns
[edit]Demographics
[edit]2020 Census
[edit]| 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 |
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| White alone (NH) | 28,199 | 28,920 | 27,881 | 62.84% | 59.71% | 56.25% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,417 | 17,268 | 18,219 | 34.36% | 35.65% | 36.75% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 80 | 87 | 80 | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.16% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 361 | 478 | 507 | 0.80% | 0.99% | 1.02% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 44 | 41 | 141 | 0.10% | 0.08% | 0.28% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 232 | 493 | 1,304 | 0.52% | 1.02% | 2.63% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 529 | 1,143 | 1,424 | 1.18% | 2.36% | 2.87% |
| Total | 44,874 | 48,434 | 49,570 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,570 people, 17,142 households, and 11,549 families residing in the county.
Education
[edit]Laurens County School District operates the county's public schools.
Notable people
[edit]- Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, founder of the first woman's secret society established at a girls' college was born here.
- Karl Slover, one of the oldest living Munchkins from Wizard of Oz (1939 film).
- Demaryius Thomas, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos
- Anthony Johnson, mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC)
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See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Laurens County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
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