Turner County
Also known as Turner County, Georgia, Turner County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- August 18, 1905 ; 121 years ago ( 1905 )
- Named after
- Henry G. Turner
- Seat
- Ashburn
- Largest city
- Ashburn
- Total
- 290 sq mi (750 km )
- Land
- 285 sq mi (740 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2054
- 8,983
- Density
- 31.6/sq mi (12.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006. The county seat is Ashburn. The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry G. Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.
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