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Glynn County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79,626.[2] The county seat is Brunswick.[3] Glynn County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Glynn County
U.S. county
Glynn County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°13′N 81°29′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1777; 245 years ago (1777)
Named for	John Glynn
Seat	Brunswick
Largest city	Brunswick
Government
• Chairman, Board of Commissioners	David O'Quinn
Area
• Total	585 sq mi (1,520 km2)
• Land	420 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Water	165 sq mi (430 km2)  28.3%%
Population
• Estimate  (2019)	85,292[1]
• Density	190/sq mi (70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.glynncounty.org

History

Glynn County, one of the state's original eight counties created on February 5, 1777, was named after John Glynn,[4] a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Colonies before the American Revolution. The Battle of Bloody Marsh was fought in Glynn County. James Oglethorpe built Fort Frederica, which was used a base in the American Revolutionary War. Glynn Academy, established to educate boys, is the second oldest school in Georgia.

Glynn County includes the most prominent of the Sea Islands of Georgia, including Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, and Sea Island. The Georgia poet Sidney Lanier immortalized the seacoast there in his poem, "The Marshes of Glynn", which begins:

Glooms of the live-oaks, beautiful-braided and woven

With intricate shades of the vines that myriad-cloven

Clamber the forks of the multiform boughs,--

Emerald twilights,--

Virginal shy lights,

Wrought of the leaves to allure to the whisper of vows,

When lovers pace timidly down through the green colonnades

Of the dim sweet woods, of the dear dark woods,

Of the heavenly woods and glades,

That run to the radiant marginal sand-beach within

The wide sea-marshes of Glynn;--

During World War II, Naval Air Station Glynco, named for the county, was a major base for training for blimps and anti-submarine warfare. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) now uses a substantial part of the former NAS as its main campus.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 585 square miles (1,520 km²), of which 420 square miles (1,100 km²) is land and 165 square miles (430 km²) (28.3%) is water.[5]

The majority of Glynn County is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. Most of the county's northern and northwestern border area is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name.[6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• McIntosh County - north
• Camden County - southwest
• Brantley County - west
• Wayne County - northwest

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	413		—
1800	1,874		353.8%
1810	3,417		82.3%
1820	3,418		0.0%
1830	4,567		33.6%
1840	5,302		16.1%
1850	4,933		−7.0%
1860	3,889		−21.2%
1870	5,376		38.2%
1880	6,497		20.9%
1890	13,420		106.6%
1900	14,317		6.7%
1910	15,720		9.8%
1920	19,370		23.2%
1930	19,400		0.2%
1940	21,920		13.0%
1950	29,046		32.5%
1960	41,954		44.4%
1970	50,528		20.4%
1980	54,981		8.8%
1990	62,496		13.7%
2000	67,568		8.1%
2010	79,626		17.8%
2020	84,499		6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[2]

2020 census

Glynn County racial composition[11]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	52,987	62.71%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	20,469	24.22%
Native American	175	0.21%
Asian	1,175	1.39%
Pacific Islander	92	0.11%
Other/Mixed	3,265	3.86%
Hispanic or Latino	6,336	7.5%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 84,499 people, 34,614 households, and 22,352 families residing in the county.

2019 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates

Racial Makeup of Glynn County (2019)[12]   White alone (68.49%)   Black alone (26.32%)   Native American alone (0.36%)   Asian alone (1.30%)   Pacific Islander alone (0.12%)   Some other race (0.96%)   Multi-racial alone (2.45%)

Racial Makeup of Glynn County treating Hispanics as a Racial Category (2019)[12] NH=Non-Hispanic   White NH (63.56%)   Black NH (26.07%)   Native American NH (0.35%)   Asian NH (1.27%)   Pacific Islander NH (0.12%)   Other race NH (0.28%)   Multi-racial NH (1.74%)   Hispanic Any Race (6.62%)

Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Glynn County (2019)[12]   White alone (74.61%)   Black alone (3.81%)   Native American alone (0.18%)   Asian alone (0.54%)   Pacific Islander alone (0.01%)   Other race alone (10.22%)   Multi-racial alone (10.65%)

2015

In terms of European ancestry, 40.8% were English, 10.6% were "American", 10.2% were Irish, and 7.9% were German.[13]

The median income for a household in the county was $50,337 and the median income for a family was $62,445. Males had a median income of $43,240 versus $32,112 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,040. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.[13]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 79,626 people, 31,774 households, and 21,259 families living in the county.[14] The population density was 189.7 inhabitants per square mile (73.2/km²). There were 40,716 housing units at an average density of 97.0 per square mile (37.5/km²).[15] The racial makeup of the county was 67.6% white, 26.0% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.4% of the population.[14]

2000 census

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 67,568 people, 27,208 households, and 18,392 families living in the county. The population density was 160 per square mile (62/km²). There were 32,636 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile (30/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.66% White or Caucasian, 26.45% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

According to census 2000 the largest European ancestry groups in Glynn County are:

• 40.7% English
• 10.1% Irish
• 8.0% German
• 3.0% Scots-Irish

There were 27,208 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were married couples living together, 14.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,765, and the median income for a family was $46,984. Males had a median income of $34,363 versus $23,558 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,707. About 11.60% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Glynn County's public schools are operated by Glynn County School System.

Superfund sites

Glynn County is home to four Superfund sites. Those include the "LCP Chemicals Georgia" site,[17] the "Brunswick Wood Preserving" site,[18] the "Hercules 009 Landfill" site,[19] and the "Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall" site.[20]

The Hanlin Group, Inc., which maintained a facility named "LCP Chemicals" in Glynn County just outside the corporate limits of Brunswick, was convicted of dumping 150 tons of mercury into Purvis Creek, a tributary of the Turtle River and surrounding tidal marshes between the mid-1980s and its closure in 1994. Three executives were sentenced to prison time over the incident.[21]

The LCP facility had been declared a Superfund site when it closed in 1994. It had been under scrutiny by the EPA after Service biologists discovered mercury poisoning in endangered wood storks on St. Simons Island. Fish, shellfish, crabs, and shrimps taken in coastal waters, as well as other bird species, also contained the toxic metal. The Service traced the source of the contamination to the LCP plant and documented the extent of the damage to wildlife resources. Their effort resulted in the addition of Endangered Species Act charges to those that would be brought against Hanlin and its officers.[22]

Crime

In 2020, the FBI ranked the Brunswick metropolitan area (which includes the counties of Glynn, Brantley and McIntosh) as the 7th most dangerous metropolitan area in the state of Georgia.[23]

On August 29, 2009, Glenn County resident Guy Heinze Jr. murdered eight members of his extended family including his father, Guy Heinze Sr. in the family's trailer located in New Hope Plantation Mobile Home Park near Brunswick. Two others were critically injured, with one dying later in a hospital in Savannah. Heinze Jr. avoided the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole on October 30, 2013.[24]

Communities

City

• Brunswick

Census-designated places

• Country Club Estates
• Dock Junction
• Everett
• Jekyll Island, Georgia (CDP)
• St. Simons
• Sterling

Unincorporated community

• Altamaha Park
• Anguilla
• Jamaica
• Jewtown
• Zuta

Ghost towns

• Belle Vista
• Bladen
• Thalmann[25]

Politics

Similar to Southeast Georgia, Glynn County is heavily Republican, having last voted Democratic in 1980, when the Democratic nominee was Jimmy Carter.

United States presidential election results for Glynn County, Georgia[26]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	25,617	61.01%	15,882	37.83%	489	1.16%
2016	21,512	62.47%	11,775	34.19%	1,150	3.34%
2012	20,893	62.95%	11,950	36.00%	348	1.05%
2008	20,479	61.31%	12,676	37.95%	248	0.74%
2004	18,608	67.08%	8,962	32.31%	169	0.61%
2000	14,346	64.09%	7,778	34.75%	260	1.16%
1996	12,305	56.96%	8,058	37.30%	1,239	5.74%
1992	11,242	49.02%	8,581	37.42%	3,109	13.56%
1988	11,126	63.18%	6,339	35.99%	146	0.83%
1984	11,724	64.07%	6,574	35.93%	0	0.00%
1980	7,214	47.54%	7,540	49.69%	419	2.76%
1976	5,403	36.35%	9,459	63.65%	0	0.00%
1972	9,443	75.88%	3,002	24.12%	0	0.00%
1968	3,725	30.24%	3,251	26.39%	5,341	43.36%
1964	7,341	56.22%	5,712	43.75%	4	0.03%
1960	2,926	44.95%	3,584	55.05%	0	0.00%
1956	3,098	50.22%	3,071	49.78%	0	0.00%
1952	2,575	43.47%	3,348	56.53%	0	0.00%
1948	1,090	23.80%	2,444	53.36%	1,046	22.84%
1944	385	16.18%	1,995	83.82%	0	0.00%
1940	274	11.94%	2,014	87.76%	7	0.31%
1936	260	11.88%	1,925	87.98%	3	0.14%
1932	186	12.81%	1,262	86.91%	4	0.28%
1928	799	59.27%	549	40.73%	0	0.00%
1924	283	29.18%	612	63.09%	75	7.73%
1920	132	23.83%	422	76.17%	0	0.00%
1916	36	6.45%	477	85.48%	45	8.06%
1912	16	3.21%	470	94.19%	13	2.61%

See also

• Glynn County Police Department
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Glynn County, Georgia

References

External links

• Glynn County
• GlynnCounty.com
• Coastal Georgia in Photographs and much more
• Sherpa Guide
• Glynn County historical marker
• Emanuel United Methodist Church historical marker
• Needwood Baptist Church and Needwood School historical marker

На других языках

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[de] Glynn County

Das Glynn County[1][2] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Georgia der Vereinigten Staaten. Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Brunswick.

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- [en] Glynn County, Georgia

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[ru] Глинн (округ)

Глинн[1] (англ. Glynn County) — округ штата Джорджия, США. Население округа на 2000 год составляло 67568 человек. Административный центр округа — город Брансуик.

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