Telfair County, Georgia
Founding: 1807 Parent county: Wilkinson Namesake: Edward Telfair, Georgia governor Seat: Jacksonville (1807–1871); McRae (1871–) Land area: 437 square miles Population (2020): 12,477 Population (historic): 744 (1810); 2,763 (1840); 3,245 (1870); 10,083 (1900); 14,997 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1860–1920; 1930s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Four cities; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 631 (8.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 38% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $401 Average outbuilding value (1930): $189 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,897 Average farm size (1920): 45.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...