George County
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George County courthouse in Lucedale
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Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
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Mississippi's location within the U.S.
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| Coordinates: 30°52′N 88°38′W / 30.87°N 88.64°W / 30.87; -88.64 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Named for | James Z. George |
| Seat | Lucedale |
| Largest city | Lucedale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 484 sq mi (1,250 km2) |
| • Land | 479 sq mi (1,240 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 1.0% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 24,350  |
| • Density | 50/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
George County is a county located in the U.S. stateofMississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,350.[1] Its county seatisLucedale.[2] The county is named for James Z. George, US Senator from Mississippi. George County was included in the Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located adjacent to the Alabama state line.
George County was named after Senator James Z. George and was formed on March 16, 1910, from parts of land formerly included in Jackson and Greene Counties.[3]
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad ran through Lucedale on its way to Mobile.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,250 km2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.0%) is water.[4]
U.S. Highway 98
Mississippi Highway 26
Mississippi Highway 57
Mississippi Highway 63
Mississippi Highway 198| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 6,599 | — | |
| 1920 | 5,564 | −15.7% | |
| 1930 | 7,523 | 35.2% | |
| 1940 | 8,704 | 15.7% | |
| 1950 | 10,012 | 15.0% | |
| 1960 | 11,098 | 10.8% | |
| 1970 | 12,459 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 15,927 | 27.8% | |
| 1990 | 16,673 | 4.7% | |
| 2000 | 19,144 | 14.8% | |
| 2010 | 22,578 | 17.9% | |
| 2020 | 24,350 | 7.8% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 25,619 | [5] | 5.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[10] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 20,929 | 85.95% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,774 | 7.29% |
| Native American | 85 | 0.35% |
| Asian | 77 | 0.32% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other/Mixed | 812 | 3.33% |
| HispanicorLatino | 672 | 2.76% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,350 people, 7,592 households, and 5,309 families residing in the county.
The county has gone solidly Republican in the last ten Presidential elections.[12] In past Presidential elections third-party candidates sometimes did well here. In 1968 George Wallace won the county with over 90 percent of the vote,[13] which was the second highest percentage he received in any county. In 1988 the county gave David Duke 4.21%, his best performance in the nation.[14] In that election it also gave more support to Lenora Fulani than she received in most of the nation. In 2012, President Obama only received 14 percent of the vote,[15] and Hillary Clinton received barely ten percent in 2016[16] In 2020, George County was only one of two counties that voted against replacing the state flag. The other was neighbouring Greene County.
The county is located in Mississippi's 4th congressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+21 and is represented by Republican Mike Ezzel.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 9,713 | 87.91% | 1,218 | 11.02% | 118 | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 8,696 | 87.92% | 1,027 | 10.38% | 168 | 1.70% |
| 2012 | 8,376 | 84.98% | 1,359 | 13.79% | 121 | 1.23% |
| 2008 | 7,700 | 82.49% | 1,532 | 16.41% | 103 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 6,223 | 77.78% | 1,724 | 21.55% | 54 | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 5,143 | 70.61% | 1,977 | 27.14% | 164 | 2.25% |
| 1996 | 3,311 | 55.71% | 1,888 | 31.77% | 744 | 12.52% |
| 1992 | 4,141 | 43.55% | 2,650 | 27.87% | 2,718 | 28.58% |
| 1988 | 4,545 | 58.40% | 2,435 | 31.29% | 802 | 10.31% |
| 1984 | 4,346 | 72.10% | 1,655 | 27.46% | 27 | 0.45% |
| 1980 | 3,052 | 51.45% | 2,757 | 46.48% | 123 | 2.07% |
| 1976 | 1,957 | 37.43% | 3,072 | 58.75% | 200 | 3.82% |
| 1972 | 3,979 | 92.90% | 270 | 6.30% | 34 | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 171 | 3.91% | 214 | 4.89% | 3,992 | 91.20% |
| 1964 | 2,797 | 92.04% | 242 | 7.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 310 | 14.97% | 844 | 40.75% | 917 | 44.28% |
| 1956 | 403 | 24.26% | 1,150 | 69.24% | 108 | 6.50% |
| 1952 | 603 | 30.86% | 1,351 | 69.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 25 | 2.14% | 108 | 9.26% | 1,033 | 88.59% |
| 1944 | 92 | 8.05% | 1,051 | 91.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 38 | 3.87% | 945 | 96.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 24 | 2.61% | 892 | 97.17% | 2 | 0.22% |
| 1932 | 19 | 2.25% | 824 | 97.63% | 1 | 0.12% |
| 1928 | 369 | 52.34% | 336 | 47.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 68 | 11.93% | 502 | 88.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1920 | 56 | 16.67% | 263 | 78.27% | 17 | 5.06% |
| 1916 | 32 | 7.96% | 341 | 84.83% | 29 | 7.21% |
| 1912 | 5 | 1.72% | 231 | 79.38% | 55 | 18.90% |
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