Dawson County
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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
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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.