Hancock County
Also known as Hancock County, Georgia, Hancock County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 17, 1793 ; 232 years ago ( 1793-12-17 )
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- Sparta
- Largest city
- Sparta
- Total
- 479 sq mi (1,240 km )
- Land
- 472 sq mi (1,220 km )
- Water
- 6.8 sq mi (18 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,682
- Density
- 19/sq mi (7.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Thomas Cheely House, ca. 1825
Hancock County is a county located in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,735. The county seat is Sparta. The county was created on December 17, 1793, and named for John Hancock, a Founding Father of the American Revolution.