Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637.[1] The county seatisElberton.[2] The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel Elbert.[3][4]
Elbert County
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Elbert County courthouse in Elberton, 1973
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
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| Coordinates: 34°07′N 82°50′W / 34.11°N 82.84°W / 34.11; -82.84 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1790; 234 years ago (1790) |
| Named for | Samuel Elbert |
| Seat | Elberton |
| Largest city | Elberton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 374 sq mi (970 km2) |
| • Land | 351 sq mi (910 km2) |
| • Water | 23 sq mi (60 km2) 6.2% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 19,637 |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 374 square miles (970 km2), of which 351 square miles (910 km2) is land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (6.2%) is water.[5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
The northern half of Elbert County, north of a line made by following State Route 17 from Bowman southeast to Elberton, and then following State Route 72 east to just before the South Carolina border, and then heading south along the shores of Lake Richard B. Russell & Clarkes Hill to the county's southeastern tip, is located in the Upper Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. The portion of the county south of this line is located in the Broad River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.[6]
State Route 17
State Route 72
State Route 77
State Route 77 Connector
State Route 79
State Route 172
State Route 368| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1800 | 10,094 | — | |
| 1810 | 12,156 | 20.4% | |
| 1820 | 11,788 | −3.0% | |
| 1830 | 12,354 | 4.8% | |
| 1840 | 11,125 | −9.9% | |
| 1850 | 12,959 | 16.5% | |
| 1860 | 10,433 | −19.5% | |
| 1870 | 9,249 | −11.3% | |
| 1880 | 12,957 | 40.1% | |
| 1890 | 15,376 | 18.7% | |
| 1900 | 19,729 | 28.3% | |
| 1910 | 24,125 | 22.3% | |
| 1920 | 23,905 | −0.9% | |
| 1930 | 18,485 | −22.7% | |
| 1940 | 19,618 | 6.1% | |
| 1950 | 18,585 | −5.3% | |
| 1960 | 17,835 | −4.0% | |
| 1970 | 17,262 | −3.2% | |
| 1980 | 18,758 | 8.7% | |
| 1990 | 18,949 | 1.0% | |
| 2000 | 20,511 | 8.2% | |
| 2010 | 20,166 | −1.7% | |
| 2020 | 19,637 | −2.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 20,013 | [7] | 1.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790–1880[9] 1890–1910[10] 1920–1930[11] 1930–1940[12] 1940–1950[13] 1960–1980[14] 1980–2000[15] 2010[16] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 12,610 | 64.22% |
| Black or African American | 5,253 | 26.75% |
| Native American | 26 | 0.13% |
| Asian | 182 | 0.93% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 567 | 2.89% |
| HispanicorLatino | 996 | 5.07% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,637 people, 7,559 households, and 5,065 families residing in the county.
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Elbert County is part of the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, which also includes the counties of Hart, Franklin, Madison, and Oglethorpe. Elbert County's governing authority, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners, has five Commissioners elected in districts, a Chairperson elected County-wide, and an appointed County Administrator.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 6,226 | 67.85% | 2,879 | 31.38% | 71 | 0.77% |
| 2016 | 5,292 | 65.93% | 2,539 | 31.63% | 196 | 2.44% |
| 2012 | 4,859 | 59.58% | 3,181 | 39.00% | 116 | 1.42% |
| 2008 | 4,868 | 58.43% | 3,366 | 40.40% | 98 | 1.18% |
| 2004 | 4,626 | 60.33% | 2,984 | 38.91% | 58 | 0.76% |
| 2000 | 3,262 | 55.73% | 2,527 | 43.17% | 64 | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 2,393 | 40.86% | 2,900 | 49.51% | 564 | 9.63% |
| 1992 | 2,372 | 38.46% | 3,025 | 49.05% | 770 | 12.49% |
| 1988 | 2,796 | 56.77% | 2,118 | 43.01% | 11 | 0.22% |
| 1984 | 3,366 | 55.77% | 2,670 | 44.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,967 | 32.45% | 4,014 | 66.23% | 80 | 1.32% |
| 1976 | 961 | 16.89% | 4,730 | 83.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 2,875 | 76.48% | 884 | 23.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 914 | 16.98% | 1,216 | 22.59% | 3,252 | 60.42% |
| 1964 | 1,887 | 37.30% | 3,172 | 62.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 609 | 14.23% | 3,672 | 85.77% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 447 | 10.95% | 3,635 | 89.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 552 | 14.41% | 3,279 | 85.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 152 | 7.16% | 1,617 | 76.17% | 354 | 16.67% |
| 1944 | 370 | 19.11% | 1,564 | 80.79% | 2 | 0.10% |
| 1940 | 357 | 14.70% | 2,052 | 84.48% | 20 | 0.82% |
| 1936 | 438 | 19.62% | 1,772 | 79.39% | 22 | 0.99% |
| 1932 | 77 | 3.63% | 2,023 | 95.47% | 19 | 0.90% |
| 1928 | 931 | 46.95% | 1,052 | 53.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 72 | 5.59% | 1,024 | 79.56% | 191 | 14.84% |
| 1920 | 187 | 13.04% | 1,247 | 86.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 0 | 0.00% | 1,756 | 90.56% | 183 | 9.44% |
| 1912 | 13 | 1.15% | 882 | 77.85% | 238 | 21.01% |
Historical and cultural sites in Elbert County include the Nancy Hart cabin, the Dan Tucker gravesite, the Stephen Heard Cemetery, the Petersburg Township site, Vans Creek Church, the Elbert County Courthouse, the Elberton Seaboard-Airline Depot, the Rock Gym, the Granite Bowl, the Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit, the Richard B. Russell Dam, the Elbert Theatre, Richard B. Russell State Park, and Bobby Brown Park. The Georgia Guidestones stood in Elbert County from 1980 until their destruction in 2022.
