Laurens County, Georgia
| Laurens County, Georgia | |
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Laurens County Courthouse in Dublin
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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 | December 10, 1807 |
| Named for | John Laurens |
| Seat | Dublin |
| Largest city | Dublin |
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| • Total | 818 sq mi (2,119 km2) |
| • Land | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (28 km2), 1.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 48,434 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km²) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,434. The county seat is Dublin. The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson County and Washington County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 818 square miles (2,120 km2), of which 807 square miles (2,090 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.4%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Georgia by land area and fourth-largest by total area.
The majority of Laurens County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The southwestern corner of the county, defined by a line that runs west from Chester through Rentz to U.S. Route 441, and then southeast toward Glenwood, is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. A small and narrow sliver of the eastern edge of the county, from east of Lovett to northeast of Rockledge, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.
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