Atkinson County

Also known as Atkinson County, Georgia, Atkinson County, GA

county in Georgia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
Founded: August 15, 1917 ; 109 years ago ( 1917 )
Named after: William Yates Atkinson
Seat: Pearson
Largest city: Pearson
Total: 345 sq mi (890 km )
Land: 339 sq mi (880 km )
Water: 5.2 sq mi (13 km ) 1.5%
Estimate 2025: 8,454
Density: 24.4/sq mi (9.44/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 8th
Website: atkinsoncounty .org

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8286
Area: 891
Official website: www.atkinson-ga.org
Image: Atkinson County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 2953

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Commons category: Atkinson County, Georgia
inception: 1917-08-15
water as percent of area: 1.5
native label: Atkinson County
per capita income: 20887

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Atkinson County is a county located in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 8,286. The county seat is Pearson. The county was formed in 1917 from parts of Coffee and Clinch counties. It is named for William Yates Atkinson, Democratic governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898. In 2003, it had the highest illiteracy rate of any U.S. county at 36%.

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