Clinch County, Georgia

Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Homerville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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 (2.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

• File:US 84.svg U.S. Route 84
• File:US 221.svg U.S. Route 221
• File:US 441.svg U.S. Route 441
• File:Georgia 31.svg State Route 31
• File:Georgia 37.svg State Route 37
• File:Georgia 38.svg State Route 38
• File:Georgia 89.svg State Route 89
• File:Georgia 94.svg State Route 94
• File:Georgia 122.svg State Route 122
• File:Georgia 168.svg State Route 168
• File:Georgia 177.svg State Route 177
• File:Georgia 187.svg State Route 187

Adjacent counties

• Atkinson County (north)
• Ware County (east)
• Columbia County, Florida (south)
• Baker County, Florida (south)
• Echols County (southwest)
• Lanier County (west)

National protected area

• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Cities

• Fargo
• Homerville

Towns

• Argyle
• Du Pont

Census-designated place

• Cogdell

Unincorporated Communities

• Travisville
• Fivemile Still
• Edith
• Council

Demographics

Clinch County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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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
White alone (NH)	4,713	4,536	4,256	68.52%	66.73%	63.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,019	1,876	1,950	29.35%	27.60%	28.89%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	27	38	30	0.39%	0.56%	0.44%
Asian alone (NH)	8	13	22	0.12%	0.19%	0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	4	7	0.00%	0.06%	0.10%
Other race alone (NH)	3	16	31	0.04%	0.24%	0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	54	79	200	0.79%	1.16%	2.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	236	253	0.79%	3.47%	3.75%
Total	6,878	6,798	6,749	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.

Notable people

• Ossie Davis, actor
• Matthew Lintz, actor
• Iris Faircloth Blitch, politician, only woman to sign Southern Manifesto
• W. Benjamin Gibbs, politician
• William Chester Lankford, politician
• Jonathan Smith, NFL Player
• Tara Williams, WNBA Player

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinch County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia

External links

• The Clinch County News - Local newspaper
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Clinch County historical marker
• Bethany Baptist Church historical marker