Seminole County, Georgia

Founding: 1920
Parent county: Decatur
Namesake: The Seminole tribe
Seat: Donalsonville (1920–)
Land area: 235 square miles
Population (2020): 9,197
Population (historic): 7,389 (1930); 8,492 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1940; 1960–1980; 1990s
Subdivisions: One city; one town
National Register listings: Three
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 138 (2.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $476
Average outbuilding value (1930): $288

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms

Number of farms (1930): 952
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Donalsonville

 
Namesake: John Donalson, local businessman
Founding: 1889 (platting); 1889 (post office); 1897 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,833
Population (historic): 519 (1900); 747 (1910); 1,031 (1920); 1,183 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1980; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 44 (3.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (1847). 6209 River Road. Greek Revival.