Irwin County
Also known as Irwin County, Georgia, Irwin County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 15, 1818 ; 207 years ago ( 1818-12-15 )
- Seat
- Ocilla
- Largest city
- Ocilla
- Total
- 363 sq mi (940 km )
- Land
- 354 sq mi (920 km )
- Water
- 8.4 sq mi (22 km ) 2.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,020
- Density
- 27/sq mi (10/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Irwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,666. The county seat is Ocilla. The county was created on December 15, 1818. It was named for Governor Jared Irwin.
In the last years of the American Civil War, Irwin County gained the nickname of the Republic of Irwin due to the Unionism of many of its residents. The location where Jefferson Davis was captured is located in Irwin County near Irwinville.