Dooly County, Georgia
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Dooly County Courthouse in Vienna
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | May 15, 1821 |
| Named for | John Dooly |
| Seat | Vienna |
| Largest city | Vienna |
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| • Total | 397 sq mi (1,028 km2) |
| • Land | 392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2), 1.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 14,918 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (15/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | doolycountyga |
Dooly County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,918. The county seat is Vienna. The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on May 15, 1821 and named for Colonel John Dooly, a Georgia American revolutionary war fighter. It was one of the original landlot counties created from land ceded from the Creek Nation.
The entire county of Crisp and parts of Macon, Pulaski, Turner, Wilcox and Worth counties were formed from Dooly's original borders.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 397 square miles (1,030 km2), of which 392 square miles (1,020 km2) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (1.3%) is water.
The western two-thirds of Dooly County, from west of Unadilla south to Pinehurst, then to the southeastern corner of the county, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern and eastern portion of Dooly County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very southeastern corner of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin.
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