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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
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
2nd
Website
sumtercountyga.us

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sumter County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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