Brantley County, Georgia

Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021. The county seat is Nahunta. Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

History
Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties. Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. congressman William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a local merchant and Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 447 sqmi, of which 442 sqmi is land and 4.8 sqmi (1.1%) is water. The Satilla River runs through Brantley County.

The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south to west of Waynesville and west to east of Waycross, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's eastern border area, east of Waynesville, is located in the Cumberland-St. Simons sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin. A small northwestern corner, west of Hortense, is located in the Little Satilla sub-basin of the larger St. Marys-Satilla River basin, and a very small southwestern corner of Brantley County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.

Major highways

 * US 82.svg U.S. Route 82
 * US 301.svg U.S. Route 301
 * Georgia 15.svg State Route 15
 * Georgia 23.svg State Route 23
 * Georgia 32.svg State Route 32
 * Georgia 110.svg State Route 110
 * Georgia 121.svg State Route 121
 * Georgia 520.svg State Route 520

Adjacent counties

 * Wayne County - northeast
 * Glynn County - east
 * Camden County - southeast
 * Charlton County - south
 * Ware County - west
 * Pierce County - northwest

Cities

 * Hoboken
 * Nahunta

Census-designated places

 * Hickox
 * Hortense
 * Waynesville

Unincorporated communities

 * Fort Mudge
 * Schlatterville

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,021 people, 6,823 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county.

Politics
Brantley County is a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county was Bill Clinton in 1992, and it has swung hard to the right in the following elections. In 2020, Donald Trump carried the county with 90.2% of the vote, the most out of any county in Georgia.