Schley County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 22, 1857 ; 169 years ago ( 1857 )
- Named after
- William Schley
- Seat
- Ellaville
- Largest city
- Ellaville
- Total
- 168 sq mi (440 km )
- Land
- 167 sq mi (430 km )
- Water
- 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,593
- Density
- 27/sq mi (10/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- schleycountyga .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Schley County (/slaɪ/ SLY) is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547. The county seat is Ellaville.
Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley.