Back مقاطعة جيف ديفيس (جورجيا) Arabic Jeff Davis County, Georgia BAR Джеф Дейвис (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian জেফ ডেভিস কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Jeff Davis Gông (Georgia) CDO Джефф-Дэвис (гуо, Джорджи) CE Jeff Davis County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Jeff Davis County, Georgia Welsh Jeff Davis County (Georgia) German Kantono Jeff Davis (Georgio) Esperanto
Jeff Davis County | |
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County | |
 County courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′N 82°38′W / 31.8°N 82.64°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | August 18, 1905 |
| Named for | Jefferson Davis |
| Seat | Hazlehurst |
| Largest city | Hazlehurst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 335 sq mi (870 km2) |
| • Land | 331 sq mi (860 km2) |
| • Water | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) 1.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,779 |
| • Density | 45/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | jeffdaviscountyga.gov |
Jeff Davis County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,779.[1] The county seat is Hazlehurst.[2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Jefferson Davis, the only Confederate president.[3]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jeff Davis County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.