Elbert County, Georgia Explained

County:Elbert County
State:Georgia
Seat Wl:Elberton
Largest City Wl:Elberton
Area Total Sq Mi:374
Area Land Sq Mi:351
Area Water Sq Mi:23
Area Percentage:6.2%
Census Yr:2020
Pop:19637
Density Sq Mi:56
Time Zone:Eastern
Web:http://www.elbertga.us/
Ex Image:Elbert County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Ex Image Cap:Elbert County courthouse in Elberton, 1973
District:9th
Named For:Samuel Elbert

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 seat is Elberton.[2] The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel Elbert.[3] [4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (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]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Demographics

Elbert County racial composition as of 2020[7] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White12,61064.22%
Black or African American5,25326.75%
Native American260.13%
Asian1820.93%
Pacific Islander30.02%
Other/Mixed5672.89%
Hispanic or Latino9965.07%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,637 people, 7,559 households, and 5,065 families residing in the county.

Judiciary and government

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.

Politics

Historical and cultural sites

See also: Georgia Guidestones. 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.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census – Geography Profile: Elbert County, Georgia. United States Census Bureau. December 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . July 12, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Elbert County. georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu. en. March 19, 2018.
  4. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 116.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience . Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission . November 18, 2015 . October 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 9, 2021. data.census.gov.

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