Cook County is a
county
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located in the south central portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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. As of the
2020 census, the population was 17,229. The
county seat
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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
Confederate States Army
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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
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, is located in the
Little River sub-basin of the
Suwannee River
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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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Interstate 75
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U.S. Route 41
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State Route 7
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State Route 37
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State Route 76
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State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
Adjacent counties
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Tift County (north)
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Berrien County (east)
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Lowndes County (southeast)
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Brooks County (southwest)
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Colquitt County (west)
Communities
City
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Adel (county seat)
Towns
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Cecil
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Lenox
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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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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 SiteCook Countyhistorical marker
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1918 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) counties
Populated places established in 1918