Peach County
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Peach County Courthouse in Fort Valley
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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: 32°34′N 83°50′W / 32.56°N 83.83°W / 32.56; -83.83 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | July 18, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-07-18) |
| Named for | Peach fruit |
| Seat | Fort Valley |
| Largest city | Fort Valley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151 sq mi (390 km2) |
| • Land | 150 sq mi (400 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.7% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 27,981 |
| • Density | 187/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Peach County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. stateofGeorgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,981.[1] Its county seatisFort Valley.[2] Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year.[3] Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.[4]
Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 151 square miles (390 km2), of which 150 square miles (390 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.7%) is water.[5] It is the fifth-smallest county in Georgia by area.
The majority of Peach County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small portion of the northern edge of the county, north of Byron, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very western tip of Peach County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[6]
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State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1930 | 10,268 | — | |
| 1940 | 10,378 | 1.1% | |
| 1950 | 11,705 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 13,846 | 18.3% | |
| 1970 | 15,990 | 15.5% | |
| 1980 | 19,151 | 19.8% | |
| 1990 | 21,189 | 10.6% | |
| 2000 | 23,668 | 11.7% | |
| 2010 | 27,695 | 17.0% | |
| 2020 | 27,981 | 1.0% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 28,805 | [7] | 2.9% |
| 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] 2020[17] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000[18] | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 11,654 | 12,499 | 12,119 | 49.24% | 45.13% | 43.31% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 10,682 | 12,647 | 12,139 | 45.13% | 45.67% | 43.38% |
| Native AmericanorAlaska Native alone (NH) | 66 | 59 | 63 | 0.28% | 0.21% | 0.23% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 77 | 222 | 194 | 0.33% | 0.80% | 0.69% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 21 | 26 | 98 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.35% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 162 | 344 | 815 | 0.68% | 1.24% | 2.91% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 998 | 1,890 | 2,547 | 4.22% | 6.82% | 9.10% |
| Total | 23,668 | 27,695 | 27,981 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,981 people, 10,136 households, and 6,596 families residing in the county.
It is in the Peach County School District.[19] Peach County High School is the comprehensive high school.
Since the 1990s, Peach County has been a bellwether,[20] usually voting for the winning candidate in United States presidential elections. It has voted for the national winner in six of the past eight elections, only picking the national loser in 2000 and 2020. Before this, Peach County voted for the Democratic candidate in most elections during the 20th century, often by large margins.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 6,506 | 51.82% | 5,922 | 47.17% | 126 | 1.00% |
| 2016 | 5,413 | 50.08% | 5,100 | 47.18% | 296 | 2.74% |
| 2012 | 5,287 | 45.83% | 6,148 | 53.29% | 102 | 0.88% |
| 2008 | 5,173 | 46.20% | 5,927 | 52.94% | 96 | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 4,554 | 53.24% | 3,961 | 46.31% | 39 | 0.46% |
| 2000 | 3,525 | 49.39% | 3,540 | 49.60% | 72 | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 2,676 | 39.63% | 3,582 | 53.05% | 494 | 7.32% |
| 1992 | 2,327 | 33.37% | 3,677 | 52.73% | 969 | 13.90% |
| 1988 | 2,782 | 48.00% | 2,972 | 51.28% | 42 | 0.72% |
| 1984 | 2,652 | 44.05% | 3,369 | 55.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,642 | 31.76% | 3,415 | 66.05% | 113 | 2.19% |
| 1976 | 1,163 | 22.57% | 3,989 | 77.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 3,747 | 60.83% | 2,413 | 39.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 904 | 23.16% | 1,362 | 34.89% | 1,638 | 41.96% |
| 1964 | 1,970 | 55.40% | 1,585 | 44.57% | 1 | 0.03% |
| 1960 | 628 | 30.47% | 1,433 | 69.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 461 | 23.03% | 1,541 | 76.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 374 | 19.70% | 1,523 | 80.24% | 1 | 0.05% |
| 1948 | 166 | 13.91% | 642 | 53.81% | 385 | 32.27% |
| 1944 | 236 | 20.43% | 919 | 79.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 155 | 17.24% | 738 | 82.09% | 6 | 0.67% |
| 1936 | 49 | 5.91% | 767 | 92.52% | 13 | 1.57% |
| 1932 | 56 | 8.54% | 595 | 90.70% | 5 | 0.76% |
| 1928 | 208 | 26.67% | 572 | 73.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
Places adjacent to Peach County, Georgia
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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32°34′N 83°50′W / 32.56°N 83.83°W / 32.56; -83.83
