Pickens County
Also known as Pickens County, Georgia, Pickens County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 5, 1853 ; 173 years ago ( 1853 )
- Named after
- Andrew Pickens
- Seat
- Jasper
- Largest city
- Jasper
- Total
- 233 sq mi (600 km )
- Land
- 232 sq mi (600 km )
- Water
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,167
- Density
- 143/sq mi (55/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
Pickens County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,216. The county seat is Jasper. Pickens County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
History