White County, Georgia
| White County, Georgia | ||
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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 | 1857 | |
| Seat | Cleveland | |
| Largest city | Cleveland | |
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| • Total | 242 sq mi (627 km2) | |
| • Land | 241 sq mi (624 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2), 0.6% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 27,144 | |
| • Density | 113/sq mi (44/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 9th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Coordinates: 34°41′N 83°45′W / 34.683°N 83.750°W
White County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,144. The county seat is Cleveland. The county was created on December 22, 1857 from part of Habersham County and named for Newton County Representative David T. White, who helped a Habersham representative successfully attain passage of an act creating the new county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 242 square miles (630 km2), of which 241 square miles (620 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.6%) is water.
The highest point in White County is 4,430-foot (1,350 m) Tray Mountain, shared with Towns County to the north. Tray is the 6th-highest mountain peak in Georgia. Another very prominent White County peak is Yonah Mountain, also known as Mount Yonah. This 3,143-foot (958 m) peak, located between Helen and Cleveland, is rimmed by sheer cliffs and is the highest point on Georgia's Piedmont Plateau.
All of White County is located in the Upper Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).
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