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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=NovemberApril 20192024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Thomas County
| state = Georgia
| seal =
| founded year = {{start date and age|1825}}
| founded date = December 23
| seat wl = Thomasville
| largest city wl = Thomasville
| area_total_sq_mi = 552
| area_land_sq_mi = 545
| area_water_sq_mi = 7.6
| area percentage = 1.4%
| census estimate yr = 20182020
| pop = 4444845798
| density_sq_mi = 8284
| time zone = Eastern
| footnotes =
| web = www.thomascountyboc.org
| named for = [[Jett Thomas]]
| ex image = Thomas County Courthouse.jpg
| ex image cap = Former Thomas County Courthouse in Thomasville
| district = 8th
}}
 
'''Thomas County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[20102020 United States Census|20102020 census]] the population was 4445,720798.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=StateCensus &- Geography Profile: Thomas County, QuickFactsGeorgia|url=httphttps://quickfactsdata.census.gov/qfdprofile/states/13/13275.htmlThomas_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13275|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdateaccess-date=JuneDecember 2629, 20142022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdateaccess-date=June 7, 2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Thomas County comprises the Thomasville, GA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area|micropolitan statistical area]].
 
Thomas County comprises the Thomasville, GA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].
 
==History==
Thomas County was created by an act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on December 23, 1825, from portions of [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur]] and [[Irwin County, Georgia|Irwin]] countiesCounties.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917143007/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf |archive-date=September 17, 2003 |url-status=live| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=225 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> [[Colquitt County, Georgia|Colquitt]] (1856), [[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks]] (1858), and [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady]] (1905) countiesCounties all were formed partially from lands within Thomas County's original borders.
 
The county is named for [[Jett Thomas]], an officer in the [[War of 1812]] who is also known for overseeing the construction of the first building at the [[University of Georgia]] (originally referred to as Franklin College and known today as Old College) as well as the state capitolcapital at [[Milledgeville, Georgia|Milledgeville]].
 
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|552|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|545|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.6|sqmi}} (1.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdateaccess-date=April 23, 2011-04-23|date=February 12, 2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
 
The northwestern half of Thomas County, bordered by [[U.S. Route 319 in Georgia|U.S. Route 319]] southwest of [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]], and a line that ends up bisecting the distance between [[Coolidge, Georgia|Coolidge]] and [[Pavo, Georgia|Pavo]] in the northeast, is located in the Upper [[Ochlockonee River]] sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin. The northeastern edge of the county, from north of Pavo to [[Boston, Georgia|Boston]], is located in the [[Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River)|Withlacoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[Suwannee River]] basin. The southeastern portion of Thomas County, running southeast from Thomasville, is located in the [[Aucilla River]] sub-basin of the larger Aucilla-[[Waccasassa River|Waccasassa]] basin. Almost all of the southwestern portion of the county is located in the [[Apalachee Bay]]-[[St. Marks River|St,. Marks]] sub-basin of the Ochlockonee River basin, with the exception of the tiny southwesternmost corner, which is located in the Lower [[Ochlockonee River]] sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |accessdate=2015-11access-date=November 25, 2015}}</ref>
 
The [[Aucilla River]] rises in Thomas County. The [[Red Hills Region]] is centered on Thomas County.
Line 68 ⟶ 66:
* [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady County]] - west
* [[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell County]] - northwest
 
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 3299
|1840= 6766
|1850= 10103
|1860= 10766
|1870= 14523
|1880= 20597
|1890= 26154
|1900= 31076
|1910= 29071
|1920= 33044
|1930= 32612
|1940= 31289
|1950= 33932
|1960= 34319
|1970= 34515
|1980= 38098
|1990= 38986
|2000= 42737
|2010= 44720
|estyear=2018
|estimate=44448
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=July 31, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 26, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}
 
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 44,737 people, 16,309 households, and 11,465 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 78 people per square mile (30/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 18,285 housing units at an average density of 33 per square&nbsp;mile (13/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 58.98% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 38.86% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There were 16,309 households, out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.
 
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.10% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.80 males.
 
As of 2007, the median income for a household in the county was $40,498, and the median income for a family was $52,392.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US13275&_geoContext=01000US%7c04000US13%7c05000US13275&_street=&_county=Thomas+County%2C+Georgia&_cityTown=Thomas+County%2C+Georgia&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210212429/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=05000US13275&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US13%7C05000US13275&_street=&_county=Thomas+County,+Georgia&_cityTown=Thomas+County,+Georgia&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-10 |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-12-22 }}</ref> Males had a median income of $28,395 versus $21,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,540. About 13.60% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over.
 
===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 44,720&nbsp;people, 17,573&nbsp;households, and 11,999&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13275
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|accessdate=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13275
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|82.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 20,177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.0|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13275
|accessdate=2015-12-30
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234636/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13275
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 59.6% white, 36.9% black or African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 15.5% were [[Americans|American]], 9.0% were [[English people|English]], 8.2% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 6.4% were [[Germans|German]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13275
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012048/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13275
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
Of the 17,573&nbsp;households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.7% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age was 39.6 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
 
The median income for a household in the county was $35,797 and the median income for a family was $46,333. Males had a median income of $38,520 versus $27,085 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,261. About 17.1% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13275
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013556/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13275
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
==Education==
* [[Thomas University]]
* [[Southern Regional Technical College]]
* [[Thomasville City School District]]
* [[Thomas County School District]]
 
==Communities==
 
===Cities===
* [[Barwick, Georgia|Barwick]] (partly in [[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks County]])
Line 167 ⟶ 82:
* [[Metcalf, Georgia|Metcalf]]
 
==PoliticsDemographics==
{{US Census population
{{Hidden begin
| 1830 = 3299
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
| 1840 = 6766
|title = Presidential elections results
| 1850 = 10103
| 1860 = 10766
| 1870 = 14523
| 1880 = 20597
| 1890 = 26154
| 1900 = 31076
| 1910 = 29071
| 1920 = 33044
| 1930 = 32612
| 1940 = 31289
| 1950 = 33932
| 1960 = 34319
| 1970 = 34515
| 1980 = 38098
| 1990 = 38986
| 2000 = 42737
| 2010 = 44720
| 2020 = 45798
|estyear=2023
|estimate=45649
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13275.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215071343/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13275.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
 
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Previous presidential elections results'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>
|+Thomas County racial makeup as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13275&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
!Race
! Year
!Num.
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
!Perc.
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|2016]]'''
|25,994
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.7%''' ''11,228''
|56.76%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% ''7,142''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''432''
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Georgia|2012]]'''
|16,259
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.7%''' ''11,156''
|35.5%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.3% ''7,653''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''183''
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Georgia|2008]]'''
|150
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.5%''' ''10,642''
|0.33%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.7% ''7,720''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''132''
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Georgia|2004]]'''
|406
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.4%''' ''9,659''
|0.89%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.1% ''5,997''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''77''
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Georgia|2000]]'''
|9
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.8%''' ''7,093''
|0.02%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.3% ''4,862''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''103''
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Georgia|1996]]'''
|1,403
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.0%''' ''5,649''
|3.06%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''5,183''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% ''686''
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]]'''
|1,577
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.0%''' ''5,500''
|3.44%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.5% ''4,841''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.5% ''1607''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Georgia|1988]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.8%''' ''6,572''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.8% ''3,530''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''43''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Georgia|1984]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.4%''' ''6,427''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.6% ''4,039''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.3% ''4,294''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.1%''' ''5,695''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''172''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.7% ''3,263''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.3%''' ''6,147''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Georgia|1972]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.4%''' ''6,668''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.6% ''2,171''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election in Georgia|1968]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.9% ''2,261''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.2% ''2585''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''51.0%''' ''5,039''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.9%''' ''6,306''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.1% ''3,257''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''2,285''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.5%''' ''3,226''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Georgia|1956]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.9% ''2,240''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.1%''' ''3,522''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Georgia|1952]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.4% ''2,273''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.6%''' ''3,971''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Georgia|1948]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.2% ''925''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.0%''' ''1,429''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|35.8% ''1,313''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Georgia|1944]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.2% ''557''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.8%''' ''1,747''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''1''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Georgia|1940]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|15.2% ''371''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.6%''' ''2,072''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''5''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Georgia|1936]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8.4% ''222''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''91.1%''' ''2,409''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''14''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Georgia|1932]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3.3% ''90''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''96.2%''' ''2,607''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''13''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election in Georgia|1928]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''814''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.4%''' ''1,240''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election in Georgia|1924]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7.9% ''115''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.5%''' ''1,280''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% ''68''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election in Georgia|1920]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.9% ''168''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.1%''' ''1,130''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election in Georgia|1916]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|11.4% ''173''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''85.8%''' ''1,298''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''42''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election in Georgia|1912]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.4% ''150''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''83.5%''' ''1,012''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% ''50''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 45,798 people, 17,595 households, and 12,161 families residing in the county.
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==Education==
* [[Thomas University]]
* [[Southern Regional Technical College]]
* [[Thomasville City School District]]
* [[Thomas County School District]]
* Brookwood School
 
==Politics==
Similar to other Georgia counties on the Florida border, the county is very Republican in presidential elections, having last voted for a Democrat in 1980 when the Democrat was native Georgian [[Jimmy Carter]].
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,969|8,708|200|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|11,228|7,142|515|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,156|7,653|183|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|10,642|7,720|132|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|9,659|5,997|77|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,093|4,862|103|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|5,649|5,183|686|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,500|4,841|1,607|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,572|3,530|43|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,427|4,039|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,294|5,695|172|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,263|6,147|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,668|2,171|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|2,261|2,585|5,039|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,306|3,257|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,285|3,226|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,240|3,522|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,273|3,971|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|925|1,429|1,313|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|557|1,747|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|371|2,072|5|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|222|2,409|14|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|90|2,607|13|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|814|1,240|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|115|1,280|68|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|168|1,130|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|42|1,298|173|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|50|1,012|150|Georgia}}
 
==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Thomas County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
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