Tattnall County is a

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located in the southeast portion of the

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, located within the Magnolia Midlands, a part of the Historic South region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,842. The

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is Reidsville. Tattnall County was created on December 5, 1801, from part of Montgomery County, Georgia by the

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. The county is named after Josiah Tattnall (1762–1803), a planter, soldier and politician.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.8%) is water. Most of the western portion of Tattnall County, defined by a line running from Cobbtown south to Collins, then east to a point halfway to Bellville, and then south and southwest to the middle of the county's southern border, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the

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basin. The northeastern portion of the county, from Cobbtown to east of Reidsville, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the

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basin. The southeastern and southwestern parts of Tattnall County are located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Candler County - north * Evans County - northeast * Liberty County - east *

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- southeast * Wayne County - south * Appling County - southwest * Toombs County - west * Emanuel County - northwest

Communities

Cities

* Cobbtown * Collins * Glennville (largest city) * Manassas * Reidsville (county seat)

Census-designated place

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,842 people, 8,241 households, and 5,875 families residing in the county.

Government and infrastructure

The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Rogers State Prison, and formerly the

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in unincorporated Tattnall County, near Reidsville. As of 2020, according to the Georgia State Prison Fact Sheet, the facility occupies 9,800 acres of land inside Tattnall County and provides 162 staff housing units on the reservation. The prison cemetery has 971 burials which are inmates who died while serving time from 1937 to present. Another large government parcel of land is the 10,000 acre Big Hammock Wildlife Management Preserve in the southwest section of the county. The entrance is 12 miles south of Glennville on Hwy 144 at the Ohoopee River Bridge. This is controlled by the GA Department of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Resources Division. It has a shooting range and 2 boat ramps along the river which are north of the merger with the Altamaha River which forms the southern border of the county. Permits are issued for seasonal hunting of deer, turkey, and small game. Updates are posted at www.GoHuntGeorgia.com Another large government land parcel is on the eastern side of Tattnall County along the border with Evans, Liberty, and Long Counties. This 6000+ acres forms the western side of the Fort Stewart Army Reservation which is based in Hinesville, GA. Originally this was farmland purchased by the Army during and after World War II. It has since been turned into forest land with no development. The current Ft. Stewart Land Use Development plan excludes any of this property in their 25-year future planning approved by the Department of Defense. This land mass can be viewed on Google Maps with additional info from the website for the Ft. Stewart Joint Land Use Study. (www.mrrpc.com/Misc_pdfs/Fort_Stewart_JLUS_Final_Report.pdf)

Politics

Education

Tattnall County School District serves as the designated K-12 school district, except parts in

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. Fort Stewart has the

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(DoDEA) as its local school district, for the elementary level. Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts. - This is from a .mil website.

References

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