# Talbot County, Georgia

Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733. The county seat and largest city is Talbotton.

## History

Talbot County was created from a portion of Muscogee County by a December 14, 1827, act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was named after the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 395 square miles (1,020 km$^2$), of which 391 square miles (1,010 km$^2$) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km$^2$) (0.9%) is water.
The county straddles the fall line of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The Fall Line Freeway runs across the southern portion of the county, following Georgia State Route 96 from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the Pine Mountain Range, with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains.
The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 27 Alternate
* U.S. Route 80
* State Route 22
* State Route 36
* State Route 41
* State Route 85
* State Route 85 Alternate
* State Route 96
* State Route 116
* State Route 190
* State Route 208
* State Route 240
* State Route 315
* State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

### Adjacent counties

* Upson County - northeast
* Taylor County - southeast
* Marion County - south
* Chattahoochee County - southwest
* Muscogee County - west-southwest
* Harris County - west
* Meriwether County - north

### Railroads

* CSX Fitzgerald Subdivision
* Norfolk Southern Columbus District

## Communities
### Cities

* Talbotton (county seat)
* Woodland
* Manchester (part)

### Towns

* Geneva
* Junction City

### Unincorporated communities

* Box Springs
* Centerville
* Po Biddy Crossroads
* Tax Crossroads

## Demographics

Talbot County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. :
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 2,354 | 2,639 | 2,427 | 36.23% | 38.44% | 42.33% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,974 | 4,039 | 3,056 | 61.16% | 58.83% | 53.31% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.09% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0.28% | 0.13% | 0.30% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.10% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 52 | 66 | 109 | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82 | 91 | 112 | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.95% |
| Total | 6,498 | 6,865 | 5,733 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,733 people, 2,809 households, and 1,849 families residing in the county.

## Education

The Talbot County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one building with 48 full-time teachers and 792 students. The district headquarters is in Talbotton.

## Politics

Like most majority-African-American counties in Georgia, Talbot is a reliably Democratic county. Between 1880 and 2020, Talbot County has only voted Republican three times, although it also voted for American Independent segregationist George Wallace in 1968, Donald Trump's 39.50% in 2020 is the best number for a Republican since Nixon in the 1972 presidential election
United States presidential election results for Talbot County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 1,483 | 43.89% | 1,888 | 55.87% | 8 | 0.24% |
| 2020 | 1,392 | 39.50% | 2,114 | 59.99% | 18 | 0.51% |
| 2016 | 1,196 | 36.68% | 2,002 | 61.39% | 63 | 1.93% |
| 2012 | 1,202 | 34.41% | 2,265 | 64.84% | 26 | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 1,301 | 35.15% | 2,369 | 64.01% | 31 | 0.84% |
| 2004 | 1,103 | 37.43% | 1,830 | 62.10% | 14 | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 844 | 33.35% | 1,662 | 65.67% | 25 | 0.99% |
| 1996 | 652 | 27.79% | 1,579 | 67.31% | 115 | 4.90% |
| 1992 | 671 | 25.02% | 1,768 | 65.92% | 243 | 9.06% |
| 1988 | 802 | 38.93% | 1,248 | 60.58% | 10 | 0.49% |
| 1984 | 778 | 34.24% | 1,494 | 65.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 572 | 25.50% | 1,635 | 72.89% | 36 | 1.60% |
| 1976 | 459 | 21.93% | 1,634 | 78.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 990 | 66.09% | 508 | 33.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 317 | 20.92% | 510 | 33.66% | 688 | 45.41% |
| 1964 | 679 | 51.99% | 627 | 48.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 207 | 21.17% | 771 | 78.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 136 | 16.08% | 710 | 83.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 175 | 20.52% | 678 | 79.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 92 | 11.33% | 582 | 71.67% | 138 | 17.00% |
| 1944 | 45 | 5.13% | 832 | 94.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 49 | 6.94% | 656 | 92.92% | 1 | 0.14% |
| 1936 | 41 | 4.86% | 796 | 94.42% | 6 | 0.71% |
| 1932 | 45 | 4.69% | 912 | 95.00% | 3 | 0.31% |
| 1928 | 74 | 12.13% | 536 | 87.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 33 | 6.27% | 491 | 93.35% | 2 | 0.38% |
| 1920 | 43 | 10.19% | 379 | 89.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 17 | 3.14% | 511 | 94.28% | 14 | 2.58% |
| 1912 | 8 | 1.48% | 446 | 82.44% | 87 | 16.08% |