Schley County, Georgia
| Schley County, Georgia | |
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Schley County Courthouse in Ellaville
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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 22, 1857 |
| Named for | William Schley |
| Seat | Ellaville |
| Largest city | Ellaville |
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| • Total | 168 sq mi (435 km2) |
| • Land | 167 sq mi (433 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2), 0.5% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 5,010 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
Schley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. (Schley is properly pronounced "sly", as this is the correct pronunciation of Gov. William Schley, for whom the county is named). As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 5,010. The county seat is Ellaville.
Schley County is part of the Americus, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1857, and is named for William Schley, United States representative and thirty-sixth governor of Georgia.
The first county courthouse was built in 1858. The present Schley County Courthouse dates from 1899.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 168 square miles (440 km2), of which 167 square miles (430 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.
The central portion of Schley County, roughly north of Ellaville, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very northern border area of the county is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The southwestern portion of Schley County, southwest of Ellaville, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.
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