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Towns County
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county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1856 ; 170 years ago ( 1856 )
- Named after
- George W. Towns
- Seat
- Hiawassee
- Largest city
- Young Harris
- Total
- 172 sq mi (450 km )
- Land
- 167 sq mi (430 km )
- Water
- 5.4 sq mi (14 km ) 3.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,285
- Density
- 74.8/sq mi (28.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .townscountyga .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12493
- Area
- 446
- Official website
- www.townscountyga.com
- Image
- Towns County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 5006
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- Commons category
- Towns County, Georgia
- inception
- 1856-03-06
- water as percent of area
- 3.2
- native label
- Towns County
- per capita income
- 27763
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Towns County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,493. Its county seat is Hiawassee. The county was created on March 6, 1856, and named for lawyer, legislator, and politician George W. Towns.
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