Evans County, Georgia
| Evans County, Georgia | ||
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Evans County Courthouse in Claxton
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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 | 1914 | |
| Named for | Clement A. Evans | |
| Seat | Claxton | |
| Largest city | Claxton | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 187 sq mi (484 km2) | |
| • Land | 183 sq mi (474 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2), 2.1% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 10,787 | |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 12th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Evans County is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,000. The county seat is Claxton. A bill creating the county was passed in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11, 1914, and later, on November 3, 1914, an amendment was ratified by a vote of the people which formally created the county.
Evans County is located in an area known as the Magnolia Midlands within the Historic South region. The current Evans County Courthouse was created in 1923 and, in 1940, the people of Evans County elected their first female sheriff. Later, in the 1950s and 1960s, new growth came to the county with the building of Evans Memorial Hospital and the Claxton-Evans County Airport. In 2010, the population was 11,000; however, the 2012 Census Estimate showed a population of 10,689.
The county sits firmly within Georgia's coastal plain region and has predominantly sedimentary rock and red and yellow clays. The Canoochee River is the major body of water flowing through the county.
Manufacturing, educational, health and social services make up much of Evans County's diverse economy. Major employers in the county include Camellia Health and Rehabilitation, Claxton Poultry Company, Georgia Department of Corrections, Nesmith Chevrolet Company, Pinewood Christian Academy, and Valmont Newmark. The county is ranked 64 out of 71 Tier 1 counties with an 8% sales tax. Businesses in the county are 100% exempt on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxes.
On August 11, 1914, the Georgia General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment to create Evans County from Bulloch and Tattnall counties. Georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment by a vote of 36,689 to 9,789 on November 3, 1914, which marks the official date of Evans County's creation. The county was named in honor of Clement A. Evans. Evans was a state senator from Stewart County, Georgia, a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army, a Methodist minister, an historian and an author.
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