Echols County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 13, 1858 ; 167 years ago ( 1858-12-13 )
- Named after
- Robert Milner Echols
- Seat
- Statenville
- Largest community
- Statenville
- Total
- 421 sq mi (1,090 km )
- Land
- 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,685
- Density
- 8.91/sq mi (3.44/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- echolscountyga .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Echols County (/ˈɛkəlz/) is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,697. The county seat is Statenville. Since 2008, Statenville is a disincorporated municipality. Echols and Webster counties are the only two counties in Georgia to currently have no incorporated municipalities. The county was established in 1858 and named in honor of Robert Milner Echols. Echols County is part of the Valdosta metropolitan area.
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