Meriwether County is a

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in the West Central region of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Meriwether County, Georgia The

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is Greenville, home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on December 14, 1827, as the 73rd county in Georgia. It was named for David Meriwether, a general in the

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and member of Congress from Georgia. Meriwether County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. The county is located in the

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region of the state. Portions of the Pine Mountain Range are found in the southern parts of the county near the cities of Warm Springs and

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. The eastern two-thirds of Meriwether County, going east from just west of U.S. Route 27 Alternate, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western third of the county is located in the Middle

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- Lake Harding sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.

Major highways

Interstate 85 * Alternate plate

U.S. Route 27 Alternate * Georgia 18

State Route 18 * Georgia 41

State Route 41 * Georgia 54

State Route 54 * Georgia 54 Spur

State Route 54 Spur * Georgia 74

State Route 74 * Georgia 85

State Route 85 * Georgia 85 Alternate

State Route 85 Alternate * Georgia 85 Spur

State Route 85 Spur * Georgia 100

State Route 100 * Georgia 109

State Route 109 * Georgia 109 Spur

State Route 109 Spur * Georgia 173

State Route 173 * Georgia 190

State Route 190 * Georgia 194

State Route 194 * Georgia 362

State Route 362 * Georgia 403

State Route 403 (unsigned designation for I-85)

Adjacent counties

* Coweta County (north) * Spalding County (northeast) * Pike County (east) * Upson County (southeast) * Talbot County (south) * Harris County (southwest) * Troup County (west)

Communities

Cities

* Greenville (county seat) * Luthersville *

* Warm Springs * Woodbury

Towns

* Gay * Lone Oak * Pine Mountain (mostly in Harris County)

Unincorporated community

* Alvaton

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,613 people, 8,051 households, and 5,504 families residing in the county.

Politics

Meriwether County is a moderately Republican county. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election was

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Media

The county is served by the ''Meriwether Vindicator'' newspaper.

References

External links

Official page
{{Coord, 33.04, -84.69, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990 1827 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Meriwether Georgia (U.S. state) counties Populated places established in 1827