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Sumter County
Also known as Sumter County, Georgia, Sumter County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 26, 1831 ; 195 years ago ( 1831 )
- Named after
- Thomas Sumter
- Seat
- Americus
- Largest city
- Americus
- Total
- 493 sq mi (1,280 km )
- Land
- 483 sq mi (1,250 km )
- Water
- 10 sq mi (26 km ) 2.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 28,801
- Density
- 61/sq mi (24/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Sumter County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,616. The county seat is Americus. The county was created on December 26, 1831.
Sumter County is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area.