Crisp County, Georgia

Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128.^[1] The county seat is Cordele.^[2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.^[3][4]

Crisp County
County
Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°56′N 83°46′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Named after	Charles Frederick Crisp
Seat	Cordele
Largest city	Cordele
Area
• Total	281 sq mi (730 km2)
• Land	273 sq mi (710 km2)
• Water	8.4 sq mi (22 km2)  3.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	20,128
• Density	74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.crispcounty.com

Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 281 square miles (730 km²), of which 273 square miles (710 km²) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km²) (3.0%) is water.^[5]

The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River.^[6]

Major highways

• Interstate 75
• U.S. Route 41
• U.S. Route 280
• State Route 7
• State Route 30
• State Route 33
• State Route 33 Connector
• State Route 90
• State Route 257
• State Route 300
• State Route 300 Connector
• State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties

• Dooly County (north)
• Wilcox County (east)
• Turner County (southeast)
• Worth County (southwest)
• Lee County (west)
• Sumter County (west)

Communities

City

• Cordele (county seat)

Town

• Arabi

Census-designated place

• Wenona

Unincorporated territory

• Coney

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	16,423		—
1920	18,914		15.2%
1930	17,343		−8.3%
1940	17,540		1.1%
1950	17,663		0.7%
1960	17,768		0.6%
1970	18,087		1.8%
1980	19,489		7.8%
1990	20,011		2.7%
2000	21,996		9.9%
2010	23,439		6.6%
2020	20,128		−14.1%
2024 (est.)	19,468	[7]	−3.3%
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]

Crisp County racial composition as of 2020^[17]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	9,892	49.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	8,821	43.82%
Native American	18	0.09%
Asian	180	0.89%
Pacific Islander	4	0.02%
Other/Mixed	579	2.88%
Hispanic or Latino	634	3.15%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.

Education

Main article: Cordele, Georgia § Education

Politics

United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia^[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	5,099	62.83%	2,993	36.88%	24	0.30%
2020	4,985	62.03%	2,982	37.11%	69	0.86%
2016	4,549	60.26%	2,837	37.58%	163	2.16%
2012	4,182	56.51%	3,167	42.80%	51	0.69%
2008	4,424	58.56%	3,085	40.84%	45	0.60%
2004	3,865	61.80%	2,357	37.69%	32	0.51%
2000	3,285	58.57%	2,268	40.44%	56	1.00%
1996	2,321	43.83%	2,504	47.28%	471	8.89%
1992	2,253	39.46%	2,610	45.72%	846	14.82%
1988	2,916	62.94%	1,690	36.48%	27	0.58%
1984	2,895	57.63%	2,128	42.37%	0	0.00%
1980	1,861	34.80%	3,403	63.64%	83	1.55%
1976	1,328	26.17%	3,747	73.83%	0	0.00%
1972	3,623	84.16%	682	15.84%	0	0.00%
1968	935	17.90%	1,017	19.47%	3,271	62.63%
1964	3,337	65.52%	1,756	34.48%	0	0.00%
1960	963	28.94%	2,365	71.06%	0	0.00%
1956	835	24.84%	2,526	75.16%	0	0.00%
1952	949	30.96%	2,116	69.04%	0	0.00%
1948	221	11.22%	1,225	62.18%	524	26.60%
1944	217	15.32%	1,199	84.68%	0	0.00%
1940	129	10.91%	1,049	88.75%	4	0.34%
1936	79	7.12%	1,029	92.70%	2	0.18%
1932	10	1.35%	725	97.97%	5	0.68%
1928	402	43.46%	523	56.54%	0	0.00%
1924	21	4.41%	439	92.23%	16	3.36%
1920	83	12.81%	565	87.19%	0	0.00%
1916	100	14.68%	577	84.73%	4	0.59%
1912	45	6.42%	644	91.87%	12	1.71%

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Crisp County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia