Quick Facts

•  Bulloch County was created from Bryan and Screven Counties by an Act of the general assembly February 8 th 1796.

•  Bulloch County was Georgia 's 21 st county named of a 159 counties.

•  Originally, Bulloch County contained part of Evans, Candler, Emanuel, and Jenkins Counties .

•  The City of Statesboro is the county seat of Bulloch County .

•  Bulloch County is approximately 682 square miles.

•  Population for 2000 was 55,983 and is now estimated to be approximately 60,344

•  According to the 2000 census, the County is 68.7% Caucasian, 28.8% African American, 1.9% Hispanic, and .8% Asian or other.

•  Those 18 years of age or older are 77.7% of the population and those 65 years of age and older are 9.3% of population.

•  The 2005 median per capita income was $21,678.

•  The Unemployment rate for 2005 was 4.4% in comparison to the state of Georgia rate of 5%.

•  Approximately 24% of the Bulloch County labor force is employed by the government sector including one of the County's largest employers, Georgia Southern University.

•  Four largest private sector employers are Briggs & Stratton, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Pineland Area Community Service Board, and East Georgia Regional Medical Center .

•  Two institutions of higher learning are Georgia Southern University and Ogeechee Technical College .

•  The County operates under the Commissioners-Manager form of government, established by a 1997 Charter Amendment.

•  The Chairman and the Board Commissioners are elected by districts. All elections are non-partisan and the terms are for four years, on staggered terms, with election every two years.

•  The County Manager is appointed to head the administrative functions of the County government.

•  First County officers were commissioned on March 25, 1796, as follows: Charles McCall Jr., Sheriff, Andrew E. Wells, Clerk Sup. Ct. , George Elliot, Clerk Inf. Ct. , Francis Wells, Register of Probate, James Bird, surveyor, and Garrott Williams, Coroner.

Area State Representatives

U.S. Senators:
Saxby Chambliss (R)
Johnny Isakson (R)

U.S. Representatives:
John Barrow (D-12)

Georgia Governor:
Sonny Perdue (R)

Lieutenant Governor:
Mark Taylor (D)

Georgia State Senator:
Jack Hill (R-4)

Attorney General:
Thurbert Baker

Commissioner of Agriculture:
Tommy Irvin

Commissioner of Labor:
Michael Thurmond

Commissioner of Insurance:
John W. Oxendine

Secretary of State:
Cathy Cox

Secretary of Education:
Kathy Cox

Department of Community Affairs Representative:
Theresa Noles