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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Bulloch County
| county = Bulloch County
| state = Georgia
| state = Georgia
| flag = Flag of Bulloch County, Georgia.png
| seal =Bulloch.gif
| seal = Bulloch.gif
| founded = 1796
| founded = {{start date and age|1796}}
| seat wl = Statesboro
| largest city wl = Statesboro
| seat wl = Statesboro
| largest city wl = Statesboro
| area_total_sq_mi = 689
| area_total_sq_mi = 689
| area_land_sq_mi = 673
| area_land_sq_mi = 673
| area_water_sq_mi = 16
| area_water_sq_mi = 16
| area percentage = 2.3%
| area percentage = 2.3%
| census estimate yr = 2019
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 79608
| pop = 81099<ref name="ReferenceA">US 2020 Census Bureau report, Bulloch County, Georgia</ref>
| density_sq_mi = 105
| density_sq_mi =
| time zone = Eastern
| time zone = Eastern
| web = http://www.bullochcounty.net/
| web = http://www.bullochcounty.net/
| ex image = Bulloch county courthouse statesboro georgia 2005.jpg
| ex image cap = [[Bulloch County Courthouse]] in Statesboro
| ex image = Bulloch county courthouse statesboro georgia 2005.jpg
| ex image cap = [[Bulloch County Courthouse]] in Statesboro
| district = 12th
| district = 12th
| named for = [[Archibald Bulloch]]
| named for = [[Archibald Bulloch]]
}}
}}


'''Bulloch County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 70,217.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13031.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/600Hzkqn4?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13031.html|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Bulloch County comprises the Statesboro, GA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is included in the [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]–[[Hinesville, Georgia|Hinesville]]–Statesboro [[Savannah metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]].
'''Bulloch County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the southeastern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 81,099, up from 70,217 in 2010.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13031.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703082813/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13031.html|archive-date=July 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">US 2020 Census Bureau report, Bulloch County, Georgia</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> With [[Evans County, Georgia|Evans County]], Bulloch forms part of the Statesboro [[micropolitan statistical area]], a component of the [[Savannah metropolitan area#Savannah&ndash;Hinesville&ndash;Statesboro combined statistical area|Savannah&ndash;Hinesville&ndash;Statesboro combined statistical area]].


The county was created on February 8, 1796 from colonial-era St. Phillip's parish.<ref>Bulloch County History. {{cite web|url=http://www.bullochcounty.net/history.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218230714/http://www.bullochcounty.net/history.htm |archive-date=2011-02-18 }}</ref> It is named after [[Archibald Bulloch]], a planter from South Carolina who served as Provincial Governor of Georgia. Archibald Bulloch was born in South Carolina but bought a plantation on the Savannah River. Politically active in opposing the British, he became the first provincial governor of Georgia, in January 1776.<ref>Gray, Michael. ''Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell.'' Chicago: Chicago Review, 2009. 125. Print.</ref>
The county was created on February 8, 1796, by Gregory Dylan Presson from colonial-era St. Phillip's parish.<ref>Bulloch County History. {{cite web|url=http://www.bullochcounty.net/history.htm |title=Bulloch County - History |access-date=August 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218230714/http://www.bullochcounty.net/history.htm |archive-date=February 18, 2011 }}</ref> It is named after his distinguished brother [[Archibald Bulloch]], a planter from South Carolina who served as provincial governor of Georgia. Archibald Bulloch was born in South Carolina but bought a plantation on the Savannah River. Politically active in opposing the British, he became the first provincial governor of Georgia in January 1776.<ref>Gray, Michael. ''Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell.'' Chicago: Chicago Review, 2009. 125. Print.</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|689|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|673|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The terrain is mostly flat, as the county is in the coastal plain region of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. However, the landscape gets slightly hilly in the northwestern and central side of the county. Bulloch County is just southwest of the [[Ogeechee River]] and has many other small waterways, ponds, and swamps. Trees like [[bald cypress]] are seen in these areas. On higher ground, pine, oak, and many other tree varieties native to the southeastern United States thrive.
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|689|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|673|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The terrain is mostly flat, as the county is in the coastal plain region of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. However, the landscape gets slightly hilly in the northwestern and central portions of the county. Bulloch County is just southwest of the [[Ogeechee River]] and has many other small waterways, ponds, and swamps. Trees like [[bald cypress]] are seen in these areas. On higher ground, [[longleaf pine]], [[live oak]], and many other tree varieties native to the [[southeastern United States]] thrive.


The western portion of Bulloch County, from north of [[Portal, Georgia|Portal]] through [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]] and south to the county's southwestern corner, is located in the [[Canoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[Ogeechee River]] basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Lower [[Ogeechee River]] sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=2015-11-22}}</ref>
The western portion of Bulloch County, from north of [[Portal, Georgia|Portal]] through [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]] and south to the county's southwestern corner, is located in the [[Canoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[Ogeechee River]] basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Lower [[Ogeechee River]] sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


=== Major highways ===
=== Major highways ===
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* [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] (northwest)
* [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] (northwest)
* [[Jenkins County, Georgia|Jenkins County]] (north-northwest)
* [[Jenkins County, Georgia|Jenkins County]] (north-northwest)

== Communities ==
===Cities===
* [[Brooklet, Georgia|Brooklet]]
* [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]]

===Towns===
* [[Portal, Georgia|Portal]]
* [[Register, Georgia|Register]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Adabelle, Georgia|Adabelle]]
* [[Denmark, Georgia|Denmark]]
* [[Hopeulikit, Georgia|Hopeulikit]]
* [[Ivanhoe, Georgia|Ivanhoe]]
* [[Nevils, Georgia|Nevils]]


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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|2000= 55983
|2010= 70217
|2010= 70217
|2020= 81099
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|estyear=2023
|estimate=79608
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref>1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF"/> 2020<ref name="ReferenceA">US 2020 Census Bureau report, Bulloch County, Georgia</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF"/>
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{| class="wikitable"
===2000 census===
|+Bulloch County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13031&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 70,217 people, 23,875 households, and 13,522 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 104.4 people per square mile. There were 28,794 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 67.20% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 27.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.70% from two or more races. 3.50% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
!Race

!Num.
There were 25,575 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.20% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.
!Perc.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 28.0% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,170, and the median income for a family was $43,288. Males had a median income of $36,312 versus $27,474 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,339. About 16.60% of families and 35.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.70% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 70,217&nbsp;people, 25,575&nbsp;households, and 14,789&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13031
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|access-date=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13031
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|104.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 28,794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13031
|access-date=2015-12-27
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13031
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 67.2% white, 27.6% black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 14.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.8% were [[English people|English]], 10.8% were [[Germans|German]], and 7.5% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13031
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022054/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13031
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Of the 25,575&nbsp;households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 42.2% were non-families, and 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 25.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $34,327 and the median income for a family was $51,904. Males had a median income of $38,155 versus $30,613 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,812. About 13.9% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13031
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011500/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13031
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Main|Statesboro, Georgia#Education}}

==Sports==
[[South Georgia Tormenta FC]] fields a professional team in [[USL League One]], the third tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]]. The club's inaugural season was the [[2016 PDL season|2016]] season. Currently, games are played at [[Eagle Field (Georgia Southern)|Eagle Field]]. There are plans to build a new stadium in the near future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/tormenta-stadium-in-advanced-planning-stages/|title=Tormenta stadium in advanced planning stages|website=Statesboroherald.com|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

==Communities==
{{div col}}
* [[Statesboro, Georgia|Statesboro]]
* [[Westbrooke, Georgia|Westbrooke]]
* [[Brooklet, Georgia|Brooklet]]
* [[Portal, Georgia|Portal]]
* [[Register, Georgia|Register]]
* [[Adabelle, Georgia|Adabelle]]
* [[Denmark, Georgia|Denmark]]
* [[Hopeulikit, Georgia|Hopeulikit]]
* [[Leefield, Georgia|Leefield]]
* [[Nevils, Georgia|Nevils]]
* [[Stilson, Georgia|Stilson]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
Bulloch County voted in line with most other “[[Solid South]]” counties prior to 1964, backing [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates for president by wide margins. The [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]] led to vast changes in political party makeup. The county has not backed a Democratic candidate for president since Georgian Jimmy Carter was the party nominee in 1976 and 1980. However, the Republican margins of victory are not as high as other rural counties in the state as it has a sizable African-American minority and a large university in [[Georgia Southern University]].
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|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Georgia|2020]]'''
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|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.1%''' ''18,387''
|61.3%
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|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
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|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Georgia|2008]]'''
|1,283
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.1%''' ''14,174''
|1.58%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.0% ''9,586''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''216''
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Georgia|2004]]'''
|62
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.8%''' ''12,252''
|0.08%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.6% ''6,840''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''120''
|-
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Georgia|2000]]'''
|2,928
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.8%''' ''8,990''
|3.61%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.6% ''5,561''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''231''
|-
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Georgia|1996]]'''
|4,180
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.0%''' ''6,646''
|5.15%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.4% ''5,396''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% ''997''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.0%''' ''5,690''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.8% ''4,903''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.2% ''2051''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Georgia|1988]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.9%''' ''6,354''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.9% ''3,417''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''23''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Georgia|1984]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.7%''' ''6,117''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.3% ''3,644''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''3,750''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''4,921''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''250''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.8% ''3,156''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.2%''' ''5,199''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Georgia|1972]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''78.9%''' ''5,683''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21.2% ''1,524''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election in Georgia|1968]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.9% ''2,113''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.8% ''1788''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''50.3%''' ''3,953''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.9%''' ''4,823''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.1% ''2,720''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.9% ''1,506''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.1%''' ''3,373''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Georgia|1956]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.9% ''901''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''79.1%''' ''3,414''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Georgia|1952]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.1% ''909''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''79.9%''' ''3,619''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Georgia|1948]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.3% ''276''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.0%''' ''2,036''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.7% ''641''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Georgia|1944]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.5% ''274''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.5%''' ''1,921''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Georgia|1940]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6.4% ''141''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''93.4%''' ''2,063''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''6''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Georgia|1936]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3.2% ''66''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''96.5%''' ''1,978''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''5''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Georgia|1932]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|0.8% ''17''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''98.7%''' ''2,203''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''11''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election in Georgia|1928]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.5% ''387''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.5%''' ''1,258''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election in Georgia|1924]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3.5% ''37''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''94.0%''' ''989''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''26''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election in Georgia|1920]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.4% ''248''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''81.6%''' ''1,098''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election in Georgia|1916]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|5.7% ''87''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''92.4%''' ''1,410''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''29''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election in Georgia|1912]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4.4% ''44''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''93.9%''' ''932''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''17''
|}
|}
At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 81,099 people, 28,660 households, and 16,526 families residing in the county.
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
{{Main|Statesboro, Georgia#Education}}

==Sports==
[[South Georgia Tormenta FC]] fields a professional team in [[USL League One]], the third tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]]. The club's inaugural season was the [[2016 PDL season|2016 season]]. Currently, games are played at [[Eagle Field (Georgia Southern)|Eagle Field]]. There are plans to build a new stadium in the near future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/tormenta-stadium-in-advanced-planning-stages/|title=Tormenta stadium in advanced planning stages|website=Statesboroherald.com|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

==Politics==
Bulloch County voted in line with most other "[[Solid South]]" counties prior to [[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]], backing [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates for president by wide margins. The [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]] led to vast changes in political party makeup. The county has not backed a Democratic candidate for president since Georgian [[Jimmy Carter]] was the party nominee in [[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]] and [[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]]. However, the Republican margins of victory are not as high as other rural counties in the state.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bulloch County, Georgia]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bulloch County, Georgia]]
* [[USS Bulloch County (LST-509)|USS ''Bulloch County'' (LST-509)]]
* [[USS Bulloch County (LST-509)|USS ''Bulloch County'' (LST-509)]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
== Further reading ==

{{refbegin}}
* {{cite journal|title=Tomato, Snap, and Fly: Postal Records and Place-Names in Local Settlement History|author1-first=Daniel B.|author1-last=Good|author2-first=Derek H.|author2-last=Alderman|author3-first=Delma E.|author3-last=Presley|journal=The Georgia Historical Quarterly|volume=85|issue=2|date=Summer 2001|pages=227&ndash;244|jstor=40584409}}
{{refend}}
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bullochcounty.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.bullochcounty.net/ Official website]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/bulloch-county Bulloch County] historical marker
* [https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_bulloch-county Bulloch County historical marker]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-black-creek-church Upper Black Creek Church] historical marker (side 1)
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-black-creek-church Upper Black Creek Church] historical marker (side 1)
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-black-creek-church-side-2 Upper Black Creek Church] historical marker (side 2)
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-black-creek-church-side-2 Upper Black Creek Church] historical marker (side 2)
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-black-creek-primitive-baptist-church Upper Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church] historical marker
*[https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_upper-black-creek-primitive-baptist-church Upper Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church historical marker]


{{Geographic Location
{{Geographic Location

Latest revision as of 23:58, 22 November 2024

Bulloch County
County
Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro
Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro
Flag of Bulloch County
Flag
Official seal of Bulloch County
Seal
Map of Georgia highlighting Bulloch County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°23′N 81°44′W / 32.39°N 81.74°W / 32.39; -81.74
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1796; 228 years ago (1796)
Named forArchibald Bulloch
SeatStatesboro
Largest cityStatesboro
Area
 • Total
689 sq mi (1,780 km2)
 • Land673 sq mi (1,740 km2)
 • Water16 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
81,099[1]
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district12th
Websitewww.bullochcounty.net

Bulloch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,099, up from 70,217 in 2010.[2][1] The county seat is Statesboro.[3] With Evans County, Bulloch forms part of the Statesboro micropolitan statistical area, a component of the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro combined statistical area.

The county was created on February 8, 1796, by Gregory Dylan Presson from colonial-era St. Phillip's parish.[4] It is named after his distinguished brother Archibald Bulloch, a planter from South Carolina who served as provincial governor of Georgia. Archibald Bulloch was born in South Carolina but bought a plantation on the Savannah River. Politically active in opposing the British, he became the first provincial governor of Georgia in January 1776.[5]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 689 square miles (1,780 km2), of which 673 square miles (1,740 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (2.3%) is water.[6] The terrain is mostly flat, as the county is in the coastal plain region of Georgia. However, the landscape gets slightly hilly in the northwestern and central portions of the county. Bulloch County is just southwest of the Ogeechee River and has many other small waterways, ponds, and swamps. Trees like bald cypress are seen in these areas. On higher ground, longleaf pine, live oak, and many other tree varieties native to the southeastern United States thrive.

The western portion of Bulloch County, from north of Portal through Statesboro and south to the county's southwestern corner, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Lower Ogeechee River sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin.[7]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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Cities

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Towns

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Unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18001,913—
18102,30520.5%
18202,57811.8%
18302,5870.3%
18403,10219.9%
18504,30038.6%
18605,66831.8%
18705,610−1.0%
18808,05343.5%
189013,71270.3%
190021,37755.9%
191026,46423.8%
192026,133−1.3%
193026,5091.4%
194026,010−1.9%
195024,740−4.9%
196024,263−1.9%
197031,58530.2%
198035,78513.3%
199043,12520.5%
200055,98329.8%
201070,21725.4%
202081,09915.5%
2023 (est.)84,327[8]4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1880[10]1890-1910[11]
1920-1930[12] 1930-1940[13]
1940-1950[14] 1960-1980[15]
1980-2000[16] 2010[2] 2020[1]
Bulloch County racial composition as of 2020[17]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 49,712 61.3%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 22,775 28.08%
Native American 159 0.2%
Asian 1,283 1.58%
Pacific Islander 62 0.08%
Other/Mixed 2,928 3.61%
Hispanic or Latino 4,180 5.15%

At the 2020 United States census, there were 81,099 people, 28,660 households, and 16,526 families residing in the county.

Education

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Main article: Statesboro, Georgia § Education

Sports

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South Georgia Tormenta FC fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club's inaugural season was the 2016 season. Currently, games are played at Eagle Field. There are plans to build a new stadium in the near future.[18]

Politics

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Bulloch County voted in line with most other "Solid South" counties prior to 1964, backing Democratic candidates for president by wide margins. The Civil Rights Act led to vast changes in political party makeup. The county has not backed a Democratic candidate for president since Georgian Jimmy Carter was the party nominee in 1976 and 1980. However, the Republican margins of victory are not as high as other rural counties in the state.

United States presidential election results for Bulloch County, Georgia[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 20,985 64.26% 11,514 35.26% 158 0.48%
2020 18,387 61.07% 11,248 37.36% 474 1.57%
2016 15,097 59.01% 9,261 36.20% 1,227 4.80%
2012 14,174 58.73% 9,593 39.75% 366 1.52%
2008 14,174 59.12% 9,586 39.98% 216 0.90%
2004 12,252 63.77% 6,840 35.60% 120 0.62%
2000 8,990 60.82% 5,561 37.62% 231 1.56%
1996 6,646 50.97% 5,396 41.38% 997 7.65%
1992 5,690 45.00% 4,903 38.78% 2,051 16.22%
1988 6,354 64.88% 3,417 34.89% 23 0.23%
1984 6,117 62.67% 3,644 37.33% 0 0.00%
1980 3,750 42.04% 4,921 55.16% 250 2.80%
1976 3,156 37.77% 5,199 62.23% 0 0.00%
1972 5,683 78.85% 1,524 21.15% 0 0.00%
1968 2,113 26.90% 1,788 22.77% 3,953 50.33%
1964 4,823 63.94% 2,720 36.06% 0 0.00%
1960 1,506 30.87% 3,373 69.13% 0 0.00%
1956 901 20.88% 3,414 79.12% 0 0.00%
1952 909 20.08% 3,619 79.92% 0 0.00%
1948 276 9.35% 2,036 68.95% 641 21.71%
1944 274 12.48% 1,921 87.52% 0 0.00%
1940 141 6.38% 2,063 93.35% 6 0.27%
1936 66 3.22% 1,978 96.53% 5 0.24%
1932 17 0.76% 2,203 98.74% 11 0.49%
1928 387 23.53% 1,258 76.47% 0 0.00%
1924 37 3.52% 989 94.01% 26 2.47%
1920 248 18.42% 1,098 81.58% 0 0.00%
1916 29 1.90% 1,410 92.40% 87 5.70%
1912 17 1.71% 932 93.86% 44 4.43%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c US 2020 Census Bureau report, Bulloch County, Georgia
  2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Bulloch County History. "Bulloch County - History". Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Gray, Michael. Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell. Chicago: Chicago Review, 2009. 125. Print.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  16. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tormenta stadium in advanced planning stages". Statesboroherald.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

Further reading

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  • Good, Daniel B.; Alderman, Derek H.; Presley, Delma E. (Summer 2001). "Tomato, Snap, and Fly: Postal Records and Place-Names in Local Settlement History". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 85 (2): 227–244. JSTOR 40584409.
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