# Clinch County, Georgia

Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749. The county seat is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km$^2$), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km$^2$) is land and 24 square miles (62 km$^2$) (2.9%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.
The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 84
* U.S. Route 221
* U.S. Route 441
* State Route 31
* State Route 37
* State Route 38
* State Route 89
* State Route 94
* State Route 122
* State Route 168
* State Route 177
* State Route 187

### Adjacent counties

* Atkinson County (north)
* Ware County (east)
* Columbia County, Florida (south)
* Baker County, Florida (south)
* Echols County (southwest)
* Lanier County (west)

### National protected area

* Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

### Cities

* Fargo
* Homerville

### Towns

* Argyle
* Du Pont

### Unincorporated Communities

* Travisville
* Cogdell
* Fivemile Still
* Edith
* Council

## Demographics

Clinch 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) | 4,713 | 4,536 | 4,256 | 68.52% | 66.73% | 63.06% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,019 | 1,876 | 1,950 | 29.35% | 27.60% | 28.89% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 27 | 38 | 30 | 0.39% | 0.56% | 0.44% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 13 | 22 | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.10% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 16 | 31 | 0.04% | 0.24% | 0.46% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 54 | 79 | 200 | 0.79% | 1.16% | 2.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 54 | 236 | 253 | 0.79% | 3.47% | 3.75% |
| Total | 6,878 | 6,798 | 6,749 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Clinch County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 2,201 | 75.69% | 702 | 24.14% | 5 | 0.17% |
| 2020 | 2,105 | 73.55% | 744 | 26.00% | 13 | 0.45% |
| 2016 | 1,727 | 70.09% | 686 | 27.84% | 51 | 2.07% |
| 2012 | 1,598 | 64.57% | 852 | 34.42% | 25 | 1.01% |
| 2008 | 1,678 | 62.10% | 989 | 36.60% | 35 | 1.30% |
| 2004 | 1,501 | 66.18% | 750 | 33.07% | 17 | 0.75% |
| 2000 | 1,091 | 56.56% | 816 | 42.30% | 22 | 1.14% |
| 1996 | 789 | 40.42% | 973 | 49.85% | 190 | 9.73% |
| 1992 | 790 | 43.00% | 759 | 41.32% | 288 | 15.68% |
| 1988 | 863 | 58.91% | 594 | 40.55% | 8 | 0.55% |
| 1984 | 862 | 57.97% | 625 | 42.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 513 | 27.52% | 1,325 | 71.08% | 26 | 1.39% |
| 1976 | 383 | 21.31% | 1,414 | 78.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 1,127 | 82.50% | 239 | 17.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 304 | 17.08% | 334 | 18.76% | 1,142 | 64.16% |
| 1964 | 1,084 | 60.56% | 706 | 39.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 397 | 30.66% | 898 | 69.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 518 | 24.73% | 1,577 | 75.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 350 | 23.06% | 1,168 | 76.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 168 | 9.63% | 1,283 | 73.57% | 293 | 16.80% |
| 1944 | 64 | 9.91% | 582 | 90.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 63 | 5.67% | 1,049 | 94.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 71 | 6.60% | 1,002 | 93.21% | 2 | 0.19% |
| 1932 | 11 | 2.32% | 461 | 97.26% | 2 | 0.42% |
| 1928 | 143 | 16.63% | 717 | 83.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 13 | 4.91% | 235 | 88.68% | 17 | 6.42% |
| 1920 | 77 | 20.75% | 294 | 79.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 8 | 1.84% | 374 | 85.98% | 53 | 12.18% |
| 1912 | 9 | 2.65% | 283 | 83.24% | 48 | 14.12% |

## Notable people

* Ossie Davis, actor
* Matthew Lintz, actor
* Iris Faircloth Blitch, politician, only woman to sign Southern Manifesto
* W. Benjamin Gibbs, politician
* William Chester Lankford, politician
* Jonathan Smith, NFL Player
* Tara Williams, WNBA Player