Taliaferro County, Georgia Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Taliaferro County
U.S. county
Taliaferro County Courthouse (built 1902), Crawfordville
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 24, 1825; 199 years ago (1825)
Named for	Benjamin Taliaferro
Seat	Crawfordville
Largest city	Crawfordville
Area
• Total	195 sq mi (510 km²)
• Land	195 sq mi (510 km²)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km²) 0.4%%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,559
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	10th

Taliaferro County (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ tol-IV-ər) is a county located in East central Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,559, down from the 2010 census when the population was 1,717, making it the least populous county in Georgia and the second least populous county east of the Mississippi River (after Issaquena County, Mississippi). The county seat is Crawfordville.

History
Geography
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
Communities
- Cities
Demographics
Economy
In popular culture
Notable people
See also

History

Taliaferro County was formed by an act of the Georgia Legislature meeting in Milledgeville on December 24, 1825. It was formed by taking portions of five other counties: Wilkes, Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, and Warren Counties.

The county was named for Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro of Virginia, who was an officer in the American Revolution.

The county is most famous for containing the birthplace and home of Alexander H. Stephens, who served as a U.S. congressman from Georgia in the antebellum South, as vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and as governor of Georgia after the war (dying in office). A state park near his home in Crawfordville bears his name.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 195 square miles (510 km²), of which 195 square miles (510 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) (0.4%) is water. It is drained by tributaries of the Ogeechee and Little rivers.

The northern half of Taliaferro County, north of Crawfordville, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The southern half of the county is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.

Major highways

Interstate 20
U.S. Route 278
State Route 12
State Route 22
State Route 44
State Route 47
State Route 402 (unsigned designation for I-20)

Adjacent counties

Wilkes County - Northeast
Oglethorpe County - northwest
Warren County - southeast
Hancock County - south
Greene County - west

Communities

Cities

Crawfordville (county seat)
Sharon

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	4,934	—
1840	5,190	5.2%
1850	5,146	−0.8%
1860	4,583	−10.9%
1870	4,796	4.6%
1880	7,034	46.7%
1890	7,291	3.7%
1900	7,912	8.5%
1910	8,766	10.8%
1920	8,841	0.9%
1930	6,172	−30.2%
1940	6,278	1.7%
1950	4,515	−28.1%
1960	3,370	−25.4%
1970	2,423	−28.1%
1980	2,032	−16.1%
1990	1,915	−5.8%
2000	2,077	8.5%
2010	1,717	−17.3%
2020	1,559	−9.2%
2023 (est.)	1,609	−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020

**Taliaferro 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)	787	625	591	37.89%	36.40%	37.91%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,251	1,024	833	60.23%	59.64%	53.43%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	2	4	0.05%	0.12%	0.26%
Asian alone (NH)	1	8	6	0.05%	0.47%	0.38%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	6	0	2	0.29%	0.00%	0.13%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	12	23	54	0.58%	1.34%	3.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	35	69	0.91%	2.04%	4.43%
Total	2,077	1,717	1,559	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,559 people, 593 households, and 399 families residing in the county.

Economy

Taliaferro county's main employer is the government, primarily the Taliaferro County Sheriffs Department, which patrols I-20 and issues many traffic tickets per capita compared to other counties in the state. For instance, Fulton County, the largest county by population in Georgia, gains $16.98 per capita in traffic ticket revenue. By comparison, Taliaferro county gains $1,614.33 per capita, which is around a hundred times more.

In popular culture

Several Hollywood films have been shot in Taliaferro County. Paris Trout (1991), starring Dennis Hopper and based on the novel by the same name by Pete Dexter, was primarily filmed in the county. Sweet Home Alabama (2002), starring Reese Witherspoon, was filmed in the county seat of Crawfordville.

Notable people

Romulus Moore
Maude Andrews Ohl (1862–1943), journalist, poet, novelist
Alexander H. Stephens

United States presidential election results for Taliaferro County, Georgia
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	360	38.79%	561	60.45%	7	0.75%
2016	349	38.91%	545	60.76%	3	0.33%
2012	323	33.54%	636	66.04%	4	0.42%
2008	339	34.24%	643	64.95%	8	0.81%
2004	335	35.23%	612	64.35%	4	0.42%
2000	271	32.57%	556	66.83%	5	0.60%
1996	235	26.52%	615	69.41%	36	4.06%
1992	269	24.32%	755	68.26%	82	7.41%
1988	306	39.38%	469	60.36%	2	0.26%
1984	318	36.64%	550	63.36%	0	0.00%
1980	270	28.30%	670	70.23%	14	1.47%
1976	236	23.98%	748	76.02%	0	0.00%
1972	585	61.13%	372	38.87%	0	0.00%
1968	232	16.36%	678	47.81%	508	35.83%
1964	337	34.92%	628	65.08%	0	0.00%
1960	148	18.43%	655	81.57%	0	0.00%
1956	160	21.08%	599	78.92%	0	0.00%
1952	103	10.55%	873	89.45%	0	0.00%
1948	21	3.51%	504	84.14%	74	12.35%
1944	6	1.52%	389	98.48%	0	0.00%
1940	19	3.61%	507	96.39%	0	0.00%
1936	14	2.44%	552	96.34%	7	1.22%
1932	3	0.59%	503	99.41%	0	0.00%
1928	58	11.51%	446	88.49%	0	0.00%
1924	4	1.37%	228	77.82%	61	20.82%
1920	12	3.51%	330	96.49%	0	0.00%
1916	14	5.07%	255	92.39%	7	2.54%
1912	35	12.50%	225	80.36%	20	7.14%

Taliaferro County, Georgia facts for kids

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