Clinch County, Georgia
| Clinch County, Georgia | |
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Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1850 |
| Named for | Duncan Lamont Clinch |
| Seat | Homerville |
| Largest city | Homerville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 824 sq mi (2,134 km2) |
| • Land | 800 sq mi (2,072 km2) |
| • Water | 24 sq mi (62 km2), 2.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 6,893 |
| • Density | 8.5/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | clinchcounty |
Clinch County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,798. The county seat is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.
With just 8.5 people per square mile (land), Clinch has one of the lowest population densities of any county in Georgia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,130 km2), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2) (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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,878 people, 2,512 households, and 1,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,837 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.93% White or European American, 29.50% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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