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Candler County
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county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1914 ; 112 years ago ( 1914 )
- Named after
- Allen D. Candler
- Seat
- Metter
- Largest city
- Metter
- Total
- 249 sq mi (640 km )
- Land
- 243 sq mi (630 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 2.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,275
- Density
- 45/sq mi (17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- metter-candler .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Allen D. Candler
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Georgia
- Capital
- Metter
- Population
- 10981
- Area
- 644
- Shares border with
- Emanuel County
- Official website
- metter-candler.com
- Image
- Courthouse of Candler County, Georgia.jpg
- Households
- 4042
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- Commons category
- Candler County, Georgia
- topic's main category
- Category:Candler County, Georgia
- inception
- 1914-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 2.3
- native label
- Candler County
- per capita income
- 20897
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Candler County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,981. The county seat is Metter. The county was founded in 1914 and named for Allen D. Candler, the 56th governor of Georgia.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Candler County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.