# Schley County, Georgia

Schley County (/slaɪ/ SLY) is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547. The county seat is Ellaville.
Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley.

## History

The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1857, and is named for William Schley, United States Representative and thirty-sixth governor of Georgia.
The first county courthouse was built in 1858. The present Schley County Courthouse dates from 1899.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 168 square miles (440 km$^2$), of which 167 square miles (430 km$^2$) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km$^2$) (0.5%) is water.
The central portion of Schley County, roughly north of Ellaville, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very northern border area of the county is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The southwestern portion of Schley County, southwest of Ellaville, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 19
* State Route 3
* State Route 26
* State Route 153
* State Route 228
* State Route 240
* State Route 271

### Adjacent counties

* Taylor County (north)
* Macon County (east)
* Sumter County (south)
* Marion County (west)

## Communities
### City

* Ellaville (county seat)

### Unincorporated communities

* La Crosse
* Murrays Crossroads

## Demographics

Schley County racial composition as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,357 | 73.83% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 863 | 18.98% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.09% |
| Asian | 20 | 0.44% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 126 | 2.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 3.85% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,547 people, 1,864 households, and 1,452 families residing in the county.

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Schley County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 1,970 | 81.14% | 453 | 18.66% | 5 | 0.21% |
| 2020 | 1,800 | 79.12% | 462 | 20.31% | 13 | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 1,472 | 76.55% | 401 | 20.85% | 50 | 2.60% |
| 2012 | 1,286 | 73.40% | 448 | 25.57% | 18 | 1.03% |
| 2008 | 1,252 | 72.00% | 479 | 27.54% | 8 | 0.46% |
| 2004 | 1,063 | 69.39% | 464 | 30.29% | 5 | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 706 | 60.03% | 460 | 39.12% | 10 | 0.85% |
| 1996 | 470 | 40.17% | 576 | 49.23% | 124 | 10.60% |
| 1992 | 511 | 39.43% | 601 | 46.37% | 184 | 14.20% |
| 1988 | 635 | 58.91% | 439 | 40.72% | 4 | 0.37% |
| 1984 | 614 | 60.37% | 403 | 39.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 453 | 41.75% | 613 | 56.50% | 19 | 1.75% |
| 1976 | 268 | 25.50% | 783 | 74.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 694 | 81.07% | 162 | 18.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 164 | 15.02% | 309 | 28.30% | 619 | 56.68% |
| 1964 | 577 | 60.48% | 377 | 39.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 138 | 22.81% | 467 | 77.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 117 | 20.97% | 441 | 79.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 148 | 25.34% | 436 | 74.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 43 | 11.47% | 257 | 68.53% | 75 | 20.00% |
| 1944 | 37 | 10.11% | 329 | 89.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 69 | 12.73% | 471 | 86.90% | 2 | 0.37% |
| 1936 | 43 | 9.31% | 419 | 90.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 8 | 1.96% | 398 | 97.55% | 2 | 0.49% |
| 1928 | 77 | 19.01% | 328 | 80.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 12 | 4.27% | 266 | 94.66% | 3 | 1.07% |
| 1920 | 53 | 18.40% | 235 | 81.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 35 | 13.51% | 222 | 85.71% | 2 | 0.77% |
| 1912 | 19 | 8.09% | 213 | 90.64% | 3 | 1.28% |