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County in Georgia

Emanuel County
County
Emanuel County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°35′N 82°18′W / 32.59°N 82.3°W / 32.59; -82.3
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1812; 212 years ago (1812)
Named for	David Emanuel
Seat	Swainsboro
Largest city	Swainsboro
Area
• Total	690 sq mi (1,800 km)
• Land	681 sq mi (1,760 km)
• Water	9.6 sq mi (25 km) 1.4%
Population
• Total	22,768
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County is a county located in the eastern portion, or "Classic South" region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,768. The county seat is Swainsboro.

History

The county was created on December 10, 1812, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly from land originally in parts of Bulloch and Montgomery counties. Emanuel County is named in honor of former Governor of Georgia David Emanuel.

Portions of Johnson (1858), Jenkins (1905), Toombs (1905), Candler (1914), and Treutlen (1918) counties were taken from Emanuel's original borders.

Courthouses

Emanuel County has had seven courthouses in its over 200 years of existence. In the county's early years, the court met at Steven Rich's home. Emanuel County's first courthouse was erected in 1814 and burned in 1841. It wasn't until 1854, the same time that the city of Swainsboro was formally incorporated, that the county was allowed to build a replacement. In a string of bad luck, this new courthouse burned in 1855 and was replaced by another courthouse, which burned in 1857. Emanuel County's fourth courthouse burned in 1919 and was replaced by a three-story brick structure which, characteristically, burned in 1938. The next courthouse, a two-story marble structure, was built in 1940 and was the first courthouse in Emanuel County's history not to be destroyed by fire. However, by the 1990s, the courthouse's cramped and deteriorating condition caused several county offices to vacate the courthouse and move into vacant office space surrounding the courthouse square. The courthouse was demolished in the spring of 2000, leaving only the sheriff's office annex. In the late 1990s, the Emanuel County commissioners purchased the former U.S. Post Office building, which was built in 1936, to serve as an interim courthouse. In 2000, the county commission acquired land adjacent to the old Post Office to build a new courthouse and sheriff's office. Emanuel County's current courthouse, a large, single-story brick structure incorporating the old Post Office building, was completed in 2002, and a city square was built on the former courthouse site with the old sheriff's office renovated to serve as the city's visitors' center as well as the office for Swainsboro-Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 690 square miles (1,800 km), of which 681 square miles (1,760 km) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km) (1.4%) is water.

The northern portion of Emanuel County, centered on Summertown and defined by a southern border heading from Garfield east-northeast and running north of Modoc, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The eastern portion of the county, east of Swainsboro, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin. The western and southern portions of Emanuel County are located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.

Major highways

Interstate 16
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 Business
U.S. Route 80
U.S. Route 221
State Route 4
State Route 4 Business
State Route 15
State Route 23
State Route 26
State Route 46
State Route 56
State Route 57
State Route 78
State Route 86
State Route 121
State Route 171
State Route 192
State Route 297
State Route 404 (unsigned designation for I-16)

Adjacent counties

Jefferson County - north
Jenkins County - northeast
Burke County - northeast
Candler County - east
Tattnall County - southeast
Bulloch County - southeast
Toombs County - south
Johnson County - west
Treutlen County - west

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Five Points, Georgia
Stevens Crossing, Georgia

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	2,928	—
1830	2,673	−8.7%
1840	3,129	17.1%
1850	4,577	46.3%
1860	5,081	11.0%
1870	6,134	20.7%
1880	9,759	59.1%
1890	14,703	50.7%
1900	21,279	44.7%
1910	25,140	18.1%
1920	25,862	2.9%
1930	24,101	−6.8%
1940	23,517	−2.4%
1950	19,789	−15.9%
1960	17,815	−10.0%
1970	18,189	2.1%
1980	20,795	14.3%
1990	20,546	−1.2%
2000	21,837	6.3%
2010	22,598	3.5%
2020	22,768	0.8%
2023 (est.)	23,119	1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010

Emanuel County racial composition as of 2020
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	13,815	60.68%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	7,246	31.83%
Native American	33	0.14%
Asian	141	0.62%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%
Other/Mixed	538	2.36%
Hispanic or Latino	993	4.36%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,768 people, 8,387 households, and 5,683 families residing in the county.

Politics

Since 1964, the only times the county has failed to back a Republican candidate in a presidential election were when southern Democrats Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were on the ballot.

United States presidential election results for Emanuel County, Georgia
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	6,919	71.93%	2,673	27.79%	27	0.28%
2020	6,553	68.93%	2,886	30.36%	68	0.72%
2016	5,335	67.57%	2,435	30.84%	126	1.60%
2012	5,100	63.05%	2,927	36.18%	62	0.77%
2008	5,110	61.92%	3,068	37.18%	74	0.90%
2004	4,666	62.44%	2,774	37.12%	33	0.44%
2000	3,343	53.38%	2,835	45.27%	85	1.36%
1996	2,451	41.73%	2,947	50.18%	475	8.09%
1992	2,662	41.43%	2,951	45.93%	812	12.64%
1988	3,530	58.95%	2,387	39.86%	71	1.19%
1984	3,920	61.46%	2,458	38.54%	0	0.00%
1980	2,199	35.18%	3,971	63.53%	81	1.30%
1976	1,493	24.49%	4,603	75.51%	0	0.00%
1972	3,684	80.09%	916	19.91%	0	0.00%
1968	1,297	21.22%	1,508	24.67%	3,307	54.11%
1964	3,311	59.23%	2,279	40.77%	0	0.00%
1960	1,120	30.83%	2,513	69.17%	0	0.00%
1956	678	22.22%	2,373	77.78%	0	0.00%
1952	661	20.01%	2,642	79.99%	0	0.00%
1948	717	29.90%	1,436	59.88%	245	10.22%
1944	317	16.23%	1,635	83.72%	1	0.05%
1940	81	5.36%	1,428	94.51%	2	0.13%
1936	125	6.01%	1,943	93.37%	13	0.62%
1932	33	1.34%	2,420	98.49%	4	0.16%
1928	355	24.81%	1,076	75.19%	0	0.00%
1924	39	5.04%	710	91.73%	25	3.23%
1920	190	11.63%	1,444	88.37%	0	0.00%
1916	28	1.56%	1,500	83.61%	266	14.83%
1912	22	2.54%	715	82.56%	129	14.90%

References

"Census - Geography Profile: Emanuel County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
"Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 119.
Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 248. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
"Emanuel County Courthouse". Georgia Info. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
"Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
"1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
"1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
"1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
"1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
"1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
"1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
"2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
"State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

External links

The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Emanuel County
Emanuel County history at GeorgiaInfo website
Emanuel County historical marker
Summerville historical marker

Places adjacent to Emanuel County, Georgia

Jefferson County

Jenkins County and Burke County

Johnson County and Treutlen County

Emanuel County, Georgia

Candler County

Laurens County

Toombs County

Tattnall County and Bulloch County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Emanuel County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Swainsboro
Cities	Adrian‡ Garfield Nunez Oak Park Stillmore Summertown Swainsboro Twin City	Map of Georgia highlighting Emanuel County
CDPs	Canoochee Norristown
Unincorporated communities	Blundale Colemans Lake Modoc Wesley
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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