Pulaski County is a

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located in the central portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,855. The

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is Hawkinsville.

History

Pulaski County was created by an act of the

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on December 13, 1808, from a portion of Laurens County. In the antebellum years, it was developed for cotton cultivation and is part of the Black Belt of Georgia, an arc of highly fertile soil. In 1870, Dodge County was partially created from a section of Pulaski County by another legislative act. In 1912, the northeastern half of Pulaski County was used to create Bleckley County via a constitutional amendment approved by Georgia voters. The county was named for

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Kazimierz Pułaski of

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in the

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. The county population fell by more than half from 1910 to 1930, as residents moved to cities. African Americans especially joined the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities, both to gain work and to escape the

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racial oppression of the South.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. The entirety of Pulaski County is located in the Lower

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basin.

Major highways

U.S. Route 129 * Alternate plate

U.S. Route 129 Alternate * Business plate

U.S. Route 129 Business * US 341

U.S. Route 341 * Business plate

U.S. Route 341 Business * Georgia 11

State Route 11 * Georgia 11 Business

State Route 11 Business * Georgia 26

State Route 26 * Georgia 27

State Route 27 * Georgia 112

State Route 112 * Georgia 230

State Route 230 * Georgia 247

State Route 247 * Georgia 257

State Route 257

Adjacent counties

* Bleckley County - northeast * Dodge County - east * Wilcox County - south * Dooly County - west * Houston County - northwest

Communities

City

* Hawkinsville (county seat)

Unincorporated community

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,855 people, 3,687 households, and 2,479 families residing in the county.

Government and infrastructure

Pulaski County is one of only a handful of counties in Georgia with the sole commissioner form of county government, in which the county is governed by a single elected official. Georgia is the only state that permits this form of government. In 2018, Jenna Mashburn was elected to the office of sole commissioner. The Georgia Department of Corrections operates the Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville.Pulaski State Prison
." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.

Politics

References

External links

GeorgiaInfo Pulaski County Courthouse History

Georgia Department of Community Affairs County Snapshots
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