Wilkes County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- February 5, 1777 ; 249 years ago ( 1777 )
- Named after
- John Wilkes
- Seat
- Washington
- Largest city
- Washington
- Total
- 474 sq mi (1,230 km )
- Land
- 469 sq mi (1,210 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,540
- Density
- 20/sq mi (7.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 10th , 12th
- Website
- www .wilkescountyga .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Wilkes County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,565. The county seat is the city of Washington.
Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society and the Chamber of Commerce. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).