Watkinsville
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city in Oconee County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Oconee
- Total
- 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km )
- Land
- 3.27 sq mi (8.48 km )
- Water
- 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km )
- Elevation
- 735 ft (224 m)
- Density
- 884.1/sq mi (341.36/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-80788
- Website
- cityofwatkinsville .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Watkinsville, GA | Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Watkinsville is the largest city and county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 2,896. It served as the seat of Clarke County until 1872 when the county seat of that county was moved to Athens, a move which ultimately led to the creation of Oconee County in 1875. It is included in the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Watkinsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.