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The county was created during Reconstruction after the American Civil War.The Georgia General Assembly named it after abolitionist Frederick Douglass but later changed the spelling to instead credit former Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas as its namesake, [3] an Illinois senator and the Democratic opponent of Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860.
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of and largest city in Douglas County, Georgia, United States. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,650, up from 30,961 in 2010 [5] and 20,065 in 2000. Douglasville is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metro area.
Formation of counties 1777-1932. From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions in Georgia were districts and towns. In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes, and another four parishes were created in 1765.
According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1] Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, consolidated city-counties, and ...
The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Each county has a county seat. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at ...
The following 21 pages use this file: Austell, Georgia; Beulah, Georgia; Bill Arp, Georgia; Chapel Hill, Georgia; Douglas County, Georgia; Douglasville, Georgia
Paulding County was created from Cherokee County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 3, 1832. In 1851, a portion of Paulding County was used to help create Polk County . Other portions of Paulding County were annexed to neighboring counties ( Campbell , Carroll , Cobb , Douglas , Haralson , and Polk) between 1832 and 1874.
Pages in category "Cities in Douglas County, Georgia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Douglasville, Georgia; V. Villa Rica, Georgia ...