Gilmer County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1832 ; 194 years ago ( 1832 )
- Named after
- George Rockingham Gilmer
- Seat
- Ellijay
- Largest city
- Ellijay
- Total
- 431 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Land
- 427 sq mi (1,110 km )
- Water
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,894
- Density
- 73/sq mi (28/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .gilmercounty-ga .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Gilmer County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,353. The county seat is Ellijay. named for a historic Cherokee town also spelled as Elejoy in the 18th century. The county was created on December 3, 1832, and was named for George Rockingham Gilmer, a politician who served two nonconsecutive terms as governor of the state. Gilmer County is home of the annual Apple Festival, which is held in mid-October. About 90% of the land area is in cropland and forest. Poultry raising and processing make up the largest portion of the agricultural economy, which generates 33.2% of the total revenues. Manufacturing is about 20%.
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