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  2. www.wikiwand.com › en › List_of_counties_in_GeorgiaList of counties in Georgia - Wikiwand

    The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, the second-highest number after Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature.

    • Taliaferro

      Taliaferro County is a county located in the U.S. state of...

  3. tigerweb.geo.census.gov › tigerwebmain › FilesState of Georgia Counties - 2020 Census - Data as of January ...

    Find out the latest data on the counties of Georgia from the 2020 Census, including population, race, ethnicity, and diversity index. Compare with other states and regions using the interactive map and tables.

  4. whatmylocation.com › population › georgiaGeorgia Counties by Population - What My Location

    Georgia counties by population provide a detailed snapshot based on the 2022 census data of the United States. Which is the most populous county in Georgia? Fulton County in Georgia, USA, is the most populous county, with a resident population of 1,066,710 according to the 2022 US census data.

  5. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org › articles › countiesGeorgia's County Governments - New Georgia Encyclopedia

    • How Many Counties Does It Take to Run A State?
    • From Rural Districts to Urban Governments
    • Organizing County Government

    The first state constitution in 1777 created eight counties: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes. These were carved out of the coastal areas that were settled when Georgia was a British colony. Since then, each revision of the state constitution has increased the number of counties, until the total reached 159, t...

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    In many rural societies, people do not expect many services from their government. Georgia’s counties were formed mainly as a convenient way to determine jurisdictions for state representatives. Historically counties also served the state justice systemby conducting local courts of law. The local court judge handled cases, filed records, and probat...

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    Counties were created by a rural society that looked to government to keep the records straight and the justice swift. To help counties administer state programs and conduct state courts, the state constitution originally created four elected county officers: the sheriff, the tax commissioner, the clerk of the superior court, and the judge of the p...

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  6. www.11alive.com › article › newsWhy does Georgia have so many counties? | 11alive.com

    Jun 10, 2019 · In 1945, the Georgia Constitution capped the number of counties at 159. Some are quite small. Taliaferro County has a population of about sixteen-hundred people.

    • Jerry Carnes
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  8. www.wabe.org › why-ga-has-second-highest-numberWhy Ga. Has The Second Highest Number Of Counties In The US

    Apr 4, 2016 · This legislative session, a bill came up to recreate Milton County, which was absorbed into Fulton County during the Great Depression. That bill didn’t go anywhere, but it did get WABE thinking about counties. Georgia has 159 of them, and that’s more than just about every other state.

  9. www.census.gov › quickfacts › factU.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Georgia

    Georgia. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

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