Lowndes County
Also known as Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 23, 1825 ; 201 years ago ( 1825 )
- Named after
- William Jones Lowndes
- Seat
- Valdosta
- Largest city
- Valdosta
- Total
- 511 sq mi (1,320 km )
- Land
- 496 sq mi (1,280 km )
- Water
- 15 sq mi (39 km ) 2.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 122,867
- Density
- 220/sq mi (85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Lowndes County (/ˈlaʊndz/) is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,251. The county seat is Valdosta. The county was created December 23, 1825.
Lowndes County is included in the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area. It is located along the border with Florida.