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, Georgia
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

As of the 2020s, Crisp County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 62.83% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Crisp County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Crisp County is part of District 13.^[18] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Crisp County is part of District 148.^[19]

United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia^[20]

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

See also

• State of Georgia portal

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