Oglethorpe County

Also known as Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, GA

county in Georgia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
Founded: December 19, 1795 ; 230 years ago ( 1795-12-19 )
Named after: James Oglethorpe
Seat: Lexington
Largest city: Crawford
Total: 442 sq mi (1,140 km )
Land: 439 sq mi (1,140 km )
Water: 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 16,415
Density: 34/sq mi (13/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 10th
Website: oglethorpecountyga.gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 14825
Area: 1145
Official website: onlineoglethorpe.com
Image: Oglethorpe County Courthouse.jpeg
Households: 5477

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Commons category: Oglethorpe County, Georgia
inception: 1793-12-19
water as percent of area: 0.7
native label: Oglethorpe County
per capita income: 25884

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Oglethorpe County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,825. The county seat is Lexington.

Oglethorpe County is included in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area. It is the largest county in Northeast Georgia.