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Georgia has the second-largest number of counties of any state in the United States, only behind Texas, which has 254 counties. [1] One traditional reasoning for the creation and location of so many counties in Georgia was that a country farmer, rancher, or lumberman should be able to travel to the legal county seat town or city, and then back ...
The list is based upon the total area of a county, both land and water surface, reported by the United States Census Bureau during the 2000 Census. [1] Alaska and Louisiana are not divided into counties. A different ranking becomes apparent when comparing county areas by land area alone as opposed to total area.
Georgia has almost eight million acres (32,000 km 2) of prime farmland while over 60% of the land is made up of pine forests. Georgia has 70,150 miles (112,900 km) of streams and rivers, 425,000 acres (1,720 km 2) of lakes, and approximately 4,500,000 acres (18,000 km 2) of freshwater wetlands. Manganese, iron, copper, and other minerals make ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 345 square miles (890 km 2), of which 340 square miles (880 km 2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km 2) (1.4%) is water. [18] The county is located in the upper Piedmont region of the state, with a few mountains located within the county, considered to be part of the ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 483 square miles (1,250 km 2), of which 478 square miles (1,240 km 2) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km 2) (1.1%) is water. [ 7 ] The entire western edge of Effingham County, from south of Newington to east of Guyton , then south to southwest of Meldrim , is located in the ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 835 square miles (2,160 km 2), of which 827 square miles (2,140 km 2) is land and 8.0 square miles (21 km 2) (1.0%) is water. [6] It is the second-largest county by area in Georgia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 132 square miles (340 km 2), of which 130 square miles (340 km 2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2) (1.7%) is water. [7] It is the second-smallest county in Georgia by area, ahead of Clarke County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 429 square miles (1,110 km 2), of which 393 square miles (1,020 km 2) is land and 37 square miles (96 km 2) (8.5%) is water. [6] The county is located in the upper Piedmont region of the state in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north.