Heard County is a

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located in the west central portion of the

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. At the 2020 census, the population was 11,412, down from 11,834 in 2010. The

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. The county was created on December 22, 1830. Heard County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

History

Heard County was created by Act of the Legislature on December 22, 1830. It was named for

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, elected President of the Council on February 18, 1781, thus, in the absence of Governor Howley, becoming Governor ''de facto''. Heard moved to Wilkes County from

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, and fought in the

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where he distinguished himself at Kettle Creek. The first sheriff, Jonathan Mewsick, was commissioned in 1832.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water. The vast majority of Heard County is located in the Middle

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Lake Harding Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the border between Georgia and Alabama traverses the main channel along the western side of the lak ...

sub-basin of the

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(Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with just a very small northwestern corner of the county, west of

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, located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the

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(Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin).

Major highways

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State Route 1 * Georgia 34

State Route 34 * Georgia 100

State Route 100 * Georgia 219

State Route 219

Adjacent counties

* Carroll County (north) *

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(east) *

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(south) * Randolph County,

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(west/Central Time border)

Communities

Cities

(county seat)

Towns

* Centralhatchee

Census-designated places

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Unincorporated communities

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(part) *

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,412 people, 4,502 households, and 3,254 families residing in the county.

Politics

References

External links

Heard County
historical marker
Heard County Jail
historical marker {{Coord, 33.30, -85.13, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990 Georgia (U.S. state) counties 1830 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places established in 1830 Heard