Charlton County is the southernmost
county
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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. As of the
2020 census, the population was 12,518. The
county seat
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is
Folkston.
History
Charlton County was created from a portion of
Camden County,
Georgia
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, by an act of the
Georgia General Assembly
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on February 18, 1854. The original county seat was at
Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from
Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county
ceding land to the other.
The county is named for
Robert Milledge Charlton, a
U. S. Senator from Georgia.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water.
It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in
Georgia
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. A large portion of the county lies within the
Okefenokee Swamp
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and its
federally protected areas.
The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the
St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-
Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of
Homeland
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, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper
Suwannee River
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sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin.
The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.
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Nassau County,
Florida
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Camden County - east
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Baker County,
Florida
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Ware County - north and west
National protected area
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
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(part)
Communities
Cities
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Folkston
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Homeland
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Unincorporated communities
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Moniac
Phillips Machine in the Science Museum, London
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Racepond
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Saint George
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Toledo
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Trader's Hill
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Uptonville
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.
Education
Politics
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlton County, Georgia
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List of counties in Georgia
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References
External links
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Charlton Countyhistorical marker
Sardis Churchhistorical marker
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1854 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) counties
Populated places established in 1854