Hart County
Also known as Hart County, Georgia, Hart County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 7, 1853 ; 172 years ago ( 1853-12-07 )
- Named after
- Nancy Hart
- Seat
- Hartwell
- Largest city
- Hartwell
- Total
- 257 sq mi (670 km )
- Land
- 232 sq mi (600 km )
- Water
- 25 sq mi (65 km ) 9.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 28,639
- Density
- 111/sq mi (43/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Hart County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,828. The county seat is Hartwell.
Hart County was created December 7, 1853, and named for Nancy Hart. Of Georgia's 159 counties, Hart County is the only one named after a woman. Lake Hartwell is also named for her.