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Dawson County
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county in Georgia, United States
Dawson County is a county located in Georgia in the United States. It is part of Georgia's local government structure and serves as an administrative division for the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1857 ; 169 years ago ( 1857 )
- Named after
- William Crosby Dawson
- Seat
- Dawsonville
- Largest city
- Dawsonville
- Total
- 214 sq mi (550 km )
- Land
- 211 sq mi (550 km )
- Water
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km ) 1.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 35,365
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .dawsoncountyga .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- William Crosby Dawson
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Georgia
- Contains
- Dawsonville
- Capital
- Dawsonville
- Population
- 26798
- Area
- 554
- Shares border with
- Gilmer County
- Official website
- www.dawsoncounty.org
- Image
- Dawson County Courthouse, Georgia.JPG
- Households
- 9521
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- water as percent of area
- 1.7
- native label
- Dawson County
- Commons category
- Dawson County, Georgia
- topic's main category
- Category:Dawson County, Georgia
- different from
- Dawson County
- inception
- 1857-00-00
- per capita income
- 36110
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Dawson County, Georgia
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Encyclopedic overview
Dawson County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,798 up from 22,330 in 2010. The county seat is Dawsonville.
Dawson County is included in the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area. Its natural resources include Amicalola Falls, the highest falls in Georgia and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the state.
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