Crisp County, Georgia Explained

County:Crisp County
State:Georgia
Seat Wl:Cordele
Largest City Wl:Cordele
Area Total Sq Mi:281
Area Land Sq Mi:273
Area Water Sq Mi:8.4
Area Percentage:3.0%
Census Yr:2020
Pop:20128
Density Sq Mi:74
Time Zone:Eastern
Web:www.crispcounty.com
Ex Image:Crisp County Courthouse (west face).JPG
Ex Image Cap:Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
District:2nd
Named For:Charles Frederick Crisp

Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128.[1] The county seat is Cordele.[2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.[3] [4]

Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (3.0%) is water.[5]

The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River.[6]

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Demographics

Crisp County racial composition as of 2020[7] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)9,89249.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)8,82143.82%
Native American180.09%
Asian1800.89%
Pacific Islander40.02%
Other/Mixed5792.88%
Hispanic or Latino6343.15%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Crisp County, Georgia. United States Census Bureau. December 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Crisp County, Georgia Government For The People. www.crispcounty.com. March 19, 2018.
  4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . https://web.archive.org/web/20030710215157/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf . July 10, 2003 . live . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 54 . 0-915430-00-2.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience . Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission . November 24, 2015 . October 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 15, 2021. data.census.gov.