Clinch County, Georgia
Founding: 1850 Parent counties: Lowndes and Ware Namesake: Duncan Clinch, Georgia politician Seat: Magnolia (1852–1860); Homerville (1860–) Land area: 800 square miles Population (2020): 6,749 Population (historic): 637 (1850); 3,945 (1870); 6,652 (1890); 8,424 (1910); 7,015 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; two towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 140 (4.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 0.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 31.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $500 Average outbuilding value (1930): $136 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 650 Average farm size (1920): 36.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Homerville ...