Glascock County, Georgia

Glascock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,884, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857.

History The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area, behind Clayton, Rockdale, and Clarke counties.

The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.

Major highways State Route 80 State Route 102 State Route 123 State Route 171

Adjacent counties Warren County - north Jefferson County - southeast Hancock County - northwest Washington County - southwest

Communities

Cities Edge Hill Gibson (county seat)

Town Mitchell

Unincorporated communities Agricola Bastonville

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Glascock County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1,9622,0522,3092,7502,57382.37%87.06%90.34%89.23%89.22%Black or African American alone (NH)36829721225119615.45%12.60%8.29%8.14%6.80%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)226700.08%0.08%0.23%0.23%0.00%Asian alone (NH)000170.00%0.00%0.00%0.03%0.24%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census002xx0.00%0.00%0.07%Other race alone (NH)000500.00%0.00%0.00%0.16%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census173554xx0.67%1.14%1.87%Hispanic or Latino (any race)5061233522.10%0.25%0.47%1.07%1.80%Total2,3822,3572,5563,0822,884 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,884 people and 726 families residing in the county, and the median age was 44.1 years. Residents under the age of 18 comprised 22.5% of the population, and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 89.8% White, 6.8% Black or African American, 0.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.

The 1,151 households counted by the census included 32.2% with children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.9% with a female householder with no spouse or partner present; about 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,403 housing units, of which 18.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.5% were owner-occupied and 26.5% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.7% and a rental vacancy rate of 7.4%.

Politics Glascock County, a rural, sparsely populated, majority-white county, is arguably the most Republican of Georgia's 159 counties, and one of the most Republican counties in the United States, with over 90 percent of voters supporting Donald Trump in 2024. In addition, Republican percentages have been in the 80s since 2004, and the last Democrat to win the county was Georgian Jimmy Carter in 1980. This is despite it being surrounded by Democratic counties.

In the 1904 presidential election, Glascock County has the highest proportion, of any county in the nation, of citizens to vote for the Populist Party, with a total of 69.38%.

For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Glascock County is part of Georgia's 12th congressional district, currently represented by Rick Allen. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Glascock County is part of District 23. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Glascock County is part of District 128.

Education Public education is provided by the Glascock County School District.

Glascock County, Georgia

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