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Counties in Georgia

Counties of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state) counties map.png
Location State of Georgia
Number 159
Populations 1,680 (Taliaferro) – 1,010,562 (Fulton)
Areas 121 square miles (310 km2) (Clarke) – 903 square miles (2,340 km2) (Ware)
Government County government
Subdivisions Cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place

The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Also, eight consolidated city-counties have been established in Georgia: AthensClarke County, AugustaRichmond County, ColumbusMuscogee County, GeorgetownQuitman County, StatenvilleEchols County,MaconBibb County, CussetaChattahoochee County, and Preston-Webster County.

From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions were districts and towns. In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes, and another four parishes were partitioned in 1765; in 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created. These were Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond and Wilkes, all created on February 5, 1777.


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