Douglas County
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Douglas County is a county located in Georgia in the United States. It is part of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area and serves as home to several communities and municipalities in the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1870 ; 156 years ago ( 1870 )
- Named after
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Seat
- Douglasville
- Largest city
- Douglasville
- Total
- 201 sq mi (520 km )
- Land
- 200 sq mi (520 km )
- Water
- 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 154,293
- Density
- 721/sq mi (278/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Douglas County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 144,237, having more than doubled since 1990. The county seat is Douglasville. The city of Villa Rica, and a small portion of Austell are both also located in Douglas County. Douglas County is included in Metro Atlanta. It has attracted new residents as jobs have increased in the Atlanta area.
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