For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Emanuel County had 12.5 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 9.5, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Emanual County, the 39th county formed in Georgia, was named for former governor David Emanuel.

East Georgia College, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia with a 1992 enrollment of 893, is located in Swainsboro. The Swainsboro Technical Institute, with an enrollment of 3,600 in 1995, is also located in the city.

The Emanuel County Courthouse has been destroyed by fire five times -- in 1841, 1855, 1857, 1919, and 1938.

The George L. Smith, II, State Park is located in Emanuel County.