Seminole County, Georgia

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Not to be confused with Seminole County, Florida; Seminole County, Oklahoma; or Seminole, Florida.

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Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147.[1] The county seat is Donalsonville.[2]

History

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The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the Chattahoochee River basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the Florida Everglades. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole warrior Osceola was born in what is today Seminole County.[3]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 257 square miles (670 km2), of which 235 square miles (610 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (8.3%) is water.[4]

The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's entire western border with Florida is located in the Lower Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of Lake Seminole, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in Georgia that borders both Alabama and Florida.[5]

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Seminole County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[6] Pop 1990[7] Pop 2000[8] Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 5,950 5,517 5,734 5,516 5,617 65.70% 61.23% 61.20% 63.19% 61.41%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,907 2,934 3,224 2,887 2,961 32.10% 32.56% 34.41% 33.07% 32.37%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 26 19 15 12 6 0.29% 0.21% 0.16% 0.14% 0.07%
Asian alone (NH) 3 10 17 33 61 0.03% 0.11% 0.18% 0.38% 0.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [11] x [12] 0 0 0 x x 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 3 0 0 10 25 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.11% 0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [13] x [14] 32 67 249 x x 0.34% 0.77% 2.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 168 530 347 204 228 1.85% 5.88% 3.70% 2.34% 2.49%
Total 9,057 9,010 9,369 8,729 9,147 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,147. The median age was 45.7 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[15] The census also counted 2,162 families residing in the county.[16]

The racial makeup of the county was 61.9% White, 32.7% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.5% of the population.[17]

There were 3,798 households in the county, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 32.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 5,048 housing units, of which 24.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.2% were owner-occupied and 27.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.[16]

Politics

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As of the 2020s, Seminole County is a Republican stronghold, voting 70% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Seminole County is part of Georgia's 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Sanford Bishop. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Seminole County is part of District 11.[18] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Seminole County is part of District 154.[19]

United States presidential election results for Seminole County, Georgia[20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1924 24 9.80% 201 82.04% 20 8.16%
1928 110 22.87% 371 77.13% 0 0.00%
1932 20 2.48% 776 96.28% 10 1.24%
1936 82 9.73% 761 90.27% 0 0.00%
1940 58 6.13% 884 93.45% 4 0.42%
1944 83 7.16% 1,076 92.84% 0 0.00%
1948 105 11.68% 722 80.31% 72 8.01%
1952 176 13.52% 1,126 86.48% 0 0.00%
1956 129 8.76% 1,343 91.24% 0 0.00%
1960 77 4.65% 1,579 95.35% 0 0.00%
1964 1,294 75.19% 427 24.81% 0 0.00%
"text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/American Independent |1968 201 8.06% 370 14.84% 1,922 77.10%
1972 1,851 83.12% 376 16.88% 0 0.00%
1976 681 24.72% 2,074 75.28% 0 0.00%
1980 1,117 38.04% 1,794 61.10% 25 0.85%
1984 1,636 54.79% 1,350 45.21% 0 0.00%
1988 1,469 55.54% 1,171 44.27% 5 0.19%
1992 850 33.74% 1,193 47.36% 476 18.90%
1996 1,003 39.74% 1,265 50.12% 256 10.14%
2000 1,537 53.42% 1,313 45.64% 27 0.94%
2004 1,977 60.26% 1,278 38.95% 26 0.79%
2008 2,315 57.77% 1,660 41.43% 32 0.80%
2012 2,245 59.44% 1,478 39.13% 54 1.43%
2016 2,345 65.36% 1,189 33.14% 54 1.51%
2020 2,613 67.21% 1,256 32.30% 19 0.49%
2024 2,811 70.15% 1,191 29.72% 5 0.12%
2016 1 33.33% 1 33.33% 1 33.33%


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Education

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Public education is provided by the Seminole County School District.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "History of Seminole County" (PDF). Seminole County Board of Commissioners. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "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 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Georgia - Table 58 - Race by Sex: 1980 and Table 59 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 12-52. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2026 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 15-65. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Seminole County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
  12. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
  13. ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
  14. ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
  15. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  20. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  21. ↑ "2022 Senate Election (Official Returns)". Commonwealth of Georgia by county. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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