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Clinch County

U.S. county

Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville

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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia's location within the U.S.

Country

United States

State

Georgia

Founded

1850; 175 years ago

Named for

Duncan Lamont Clinch

Seat

Homerville

Largest city

Homerville

Area

• Total

824 sq mi (2,130 km²)

• Land

800 sq mi (2,000 km²)

• Water

24 sq mi (60 km²) 2.9%%

Population

(2020)

• Total

6,749

• Density

8.4/sq mi (3.2/km²)

Time zone

UTC−5 (Eastern)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−4 (EDT)

Congressional district

8th

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. The county seat is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.

Geography
Demographics
Education
Notable people
See also

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km²), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km²) is land and 24 square miles (62 km²) (2.9%) is water. 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.

Major highways

U.S. Route 84
U.S. Route 221
U.S. Route 441
State Route 31
State Route 37
State Route 38
State Route 89
State Route 94
State Route 122
State Route 168
State Route 177
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

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

Travisville
Cogdell
Fivemile Still
Edith
Council

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	637	—
1860	3,063	380.8%
1870	3,945	28.8%
1880	4,138	4.9%
1890	6,652	60.8%
1900	8,732	31.3%
1910	8,424	−3.5%
1920	7,984	−5.2%
1930	7,015	−12.1%
1940	6,437	−8.2%
1950	6,007	−6.7%
1960	6,545	9.0%
1970	6,405	−2.1%
1980	6,660	4.0%
1990	6,160	−7.5%
2000	6,878	11.7%
2010	6,798	−1.2%
2020	6,749	−0.7%
2023 (est.)	6,746	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020

**Clinch 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 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
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.

Education

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, football player

Clinch County, Georgia facts for kids

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