Early County
Also known as Early County, Georgia, Early County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1818 ; 208 years ago ( 1818 )
- Named after
- Peter Early
- Seat
- Blakely
- Largest city
- Blakely
- Total
- 516 sq mi (1,340 km )
- Land
- 513 sq mi (1,330 km )
- Water
- 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,455
- Density
- 21/sq mi (8.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Early County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,854. The county seat is Blakely, where the Early County Courthouse is located. Created on December 15, 1818, it was named for Peter Early, 28th Governor of Georgia. The county is bordered on the west by the Chattahoochee River, forming the border with Alabama.
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