Wilkes County, Georgia

Wilkes County
County
Wilkes County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°47′N 82°44′W / 33.79°N 82.74°W / 33.79; -82.74
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	February 5, 1777; 247 years ago (1777)
Named for	John Wilkes
Seat	Washington
Largest city	Washington
Area
• Total	474 sq mi (1,230 km2)
• Land	469 sq mi (1,210 km2)
• Water	4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	9,565
• Density	20/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.washingtonwilkes.org

Wilkes County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, 9,565 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Washington.^[2]

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