Meriwether County, Georgia

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 505 sqmi, of which 501 sqmi is land and 4.2 sqmi (0.8%) is water.

The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state. Portions of the Pine Mountain Range are found in the southern parts of the county near the cities of Warm Springs and Manchester.

The eastern two-thirds of Meriwether County, going east from just west of U.S. Route 27 Alternate, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western third of the county is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.

Major highways

• [[File:I-85.svg|20px]] Interstate 85
• [[File:Alternate plate.svg|20px]]
• [[File:Georgia 18.svg|20px]] State Route 18
• [[File:Georgia 41.svg|20px]] State Route 41
• [[File:Georgia 54.svg|20px]] State Route 54
• [[File:Georgia 54 Spur.svg|20px]] State Route 54 Spur
• [[File:Georgia 74.svg|20px]] State Route 74
• [[File:Georgia 85.svg|20px]] State Route 85
• [[File:Georgia 85 Alternate.svg|20px]] State Route 85 Alternate
• [[File:Georgia 85 Spur.svg|20px]] State Route 85 Spur
• [[File:Georgia 100.svg|23px]] State Route 100
• [[File:Georgia 109.svg|23px]] State Route 109
• [[File:Georgia 109 Spur.svg|23px]] State Route 109 Spur
• [[File:Georgia 173.svg|23px]] State Route 173
• [[File:Georgia 190.svg|23px]] State Route 190
• [[File:Georgia 194.svg|23px]] State Route 194
• [[File:Georgia 362.svg|23px]] State Route 362
• [[File:Georgia 403.svg|23px]] State Route 403 (unsigned designation for I-85)

Adjacent counties

• Coweta County (north)
• Spalding County (northeast)
• Pike County (east)
• Upson County (southeast)
• Talbot County (south)
• Harris County (southwest)
• Troup County (west)

Communities

Cities

• Greenville (county seat)
• Luthersville
• Manchester
• Warm Springs
• Woodbury

Towns

• Gay
• Lone Oak
• Pine Mountain (mostly in Harris County)

Unincorporated community

• Alvaton

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 20,613. The median age was 46.2 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 59.3% White, 35.3% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.0% from some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.3% of the population.

There were 8,396 households in the county, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 31.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 9,456 housing units, of which 11.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.5% were owner-occupied and 27.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.

Politics

Meriwether County is a moderately Republican county, voting 62% for Donald Trump in 2024. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election was Al Gore in 2000. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Meriwether County is part of Georgia's 3rd congressional district, currently represented by Brian Jack. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Meriwether County is part of District 29. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Meriwether County is part of districts 136 and 137.

Media

The county is served by the Meriwether Vindicator newspaper.

References

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