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Stephens County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia, in the Piedmont and near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is bounded by the Tugaloo River and Lake Hartwell on the east. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,784. The county seat is Toccoa.
Stephens County was created on Aug. 18, 1905, from parts of Habersham and Franklin Counties. Named in honor of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, a Georgia statesman and voice of reason during the tumultuous Civil War Years, it was Georgia’s 143rd county.
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Stephens County, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northeast Georgia, is known for its friendly people, progressive government, quality schools and scenic beauty. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the county population was 26,175 (85.1 percent white, 10.9 percent black, and 2.4 percent Hispanic), a 2.9 percent increase ...
Jul 7, 2005 · Stephens County, located in the northeast Georgia foothills, is known for its scenic beauty. Places of interest include 900-foot-high Currahee Mountain, the last mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountain chain, and 186-foot-high Toccoa Falls.
Stephens County, created in 1905, is the 143rd of Georgia’s 159 counties. County governments carry out a variety of state programs and policies, including collecting taxes, overseeing elections, conducting courts of law, filing official records, maintaining roads, and providing for the welfare of their residents.
The total population of Stephens County in 2020 was 26,784. The total population of Stephens County in 2010 was 26,175. Toccoa has earned numerous awards, including: An All-American City by National Municipal League. Governor’s All-Georgia Community by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.