Greene County
Also known as Greene County, Georgia, Greene County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1786 ; 240 years ago ( 1786 )
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Seat
- Greensboro
- Largest city
- Greensboro
- Total
- 406 sq mi (1,050 km )
- Land
- 387 sq mi (1,000 km )
- Water
- 19 sq mi (49 km ) 4.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,367
- Density
- 49/sq mi (19/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Unidentified building near White Plains, Georgia, ca. 1941
Greene County is a county located in the east central portion & the Lake country region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,915. The county seat is Greensboro. The county was created on February 3, 1786, and is named for Nathanael Greene, an American Revolutionary War major general.