# Turner County, Georgia

Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006. The county seat is Ashburn. The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry G. Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km$^2$), of which 285 square miles (740 km$^2$) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km$^2$) (1.6%) is water.
The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).

### Major highways

* Interstate 75
* U.S. Route 41
* State Route 7
* State Route 32
* State Route 32 Connector
* State Route 90
* State Route 107
* State Route 112
* State Route 159
* State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

### Adjacent counties

* Wilcox County (northeast)
* Ben Hill County (east)
* Irwin County (east)
* Tift County (southeast)
* Worth County (southwest)
* Crisp County (northwest)

## Communities
### Cities/Unincorporated Communities

* Ashburn (county seat)
* Rebecca
* Dakota
* Amboy
* Coverdale
* Sycamore
* Live Oak
* Sibley

## Demographics

Turner County racial composition as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,700 | 52.19% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,644 | 40.46% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.08% |
| Asian | 49 | 0.54% |
| Other/Mixed | 234 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 4.13% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.

## Notable people

* Henry T. Elrod, Medal of Honor recipient.

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Turner County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 2,457 | 64.10% | 1,365 | 35.61% | 11 | 0.29% |
| 2020 | 2,349 | 61.96% | 1,409 | 37.17% | 33 | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 2,095 | 61.53% | 1,246 | 36.59% | 64 | 1.88% |
| 2012 | 2,028 | 56.85% | 1,510 | 42.33% | 29 | 0.81% |
| 2008 | 2,096 | 58.94% | 1,427 | 40.13% | 33 | 0.93% |
| 2004 | 1,815 | 61.21% | 1,135 | 38.28% | 15 | 0.51% |
| 2000 | 1,258 | 51.22% | 1,169 | 47.60% | 29 | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 924 | 37.64% | 1,272 | 51.81% | 259 | 10.55% |
| 1992 | 936 | 30.95% | 1,669 | 55.19% | 419 | 13.86% |
| 1988 | 1,312 | 50.52% | 1,122 | 43.20% | 163 | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 1,329 | 51.14% | 1,270 | 48.86% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 898 | 30.74% | 1,990 | 68.13% | 33 | 1.13% |
| 1976 | 416 | 15.52% | 2,265 | 84.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 2,120 | 82.91% | 437 | 17.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 419 | 15.66% | 412 | 15.40% | 1,845 | 68.95% |
| 1964 | 1,672 | 69.93% | 719 | 30.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 328 | 17.51% | 1,545 | 82.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 354 | 20.21% | 1,398 | 79.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 402 | 22.85% | 1,357 | 77.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 147 | 12.86% | 774 | 67.72% | 222 | 19.42% |
| 1944 | 334 | 29.51% | 797 | 70.41% | 1 | 0.09% |
| 1940 | 351 | 30.60% | 791 | 68.96% | 5 | 0.44% |
| 1936 | 188 | 17.94% | 860 | 82.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 59 | 6.04% | 909 | 93.04% | 9 | 0.92% |
| 1928 | 526 | 61.59% | 328 | 38.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 166 | 30.97% | 338 | 63.06% | 32 | 5.97% |
| 1920 | 182 | 31.65% | 393 | 68.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 172 | 23.99% | 400 | 55.79% | 145 | 20.22% |
| 1912 | 54 | 11.54% | 382 | 81.62% | 32 | 6.84% |