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Cook County is a
county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
located in the south central portion of the
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of
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,229. The
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is Adel. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 30, 1918, and ratified November 5, 1918. It is named for former Civil War general Philip Cook of the
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.
Reed Bingham State Park Reed Bingham State Park is a 1,613 acre (6.53 km2) Georgia state park in Colquitt County and Cook County located 5 miles east of Ellenton. The park surrounds a 375-acre (1.52 km2) lake that is a tourist attraction in southern Georgia ...
is in Cook County.


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.6%) is water. The western half of Cook County, located roughly west of
Interstate 75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from S ...
, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the
Suwannee River The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River or Swanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrog ...
basin. The eastern half of the county is located in the Withlacoochee River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.


Major highways

*
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* U.S. Route 41 * State Route 7 * State Route 37 * State Route 76 * State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)


Adjacent counties

* Tift County (north) * Berrien County (east) * Lowndes County (southeast) * Brooks County (southwest) * Colquitt County (west)


Communities


City

* Adel (county seat)


Towns

* Cecil * Lenox * Sparks


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,229 people, 6,217 households, and 4,243 families residing in the county.


Education

It is within the Cook County School District. It operates Cook County High School.


Politics


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Georgia This is a list of properties and districts in Cook County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Current listings References {{Commons category, National Register of Historic Places in Cook Co ...
*
List of counties in Georgia The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, the second-highest number after 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 loca ...


References


External links


Official Site

Cook County
historical marker {{Coord, 31, 10, N, 83, 26, W, region:US-GA_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki, display=title 1918 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia (U.S. state) counties Populated places established in 1918