Seminole County is a

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located in the southwestern corner of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147. The

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is Donalsonville.

History

The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the

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basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the

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. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole chief

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Muscogee language, Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfa ...

was born in what is today Seminole County.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (8.3%) is water. The bulk of Seminole County is located in the

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sub-basin of the

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(Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's entire western border with

is located in the Lower

sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of

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, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in

that borders both

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and

Major highways

U.S. Route 84 * Georgia 38

State Route 38 * Georgia 39

State Route 39 * Georgia 45

State Route 45 * Georgia 91

State Route 91 * Georgia 91 Alternate

State Route 91 Alternate * Georgia 253

State Route 253 * Georgia 285

State Route 285 * Georgia 374

State Route 374

Adjacent counties

* Miller County (northeast) *

Decatur County Decatur County is the name of various past and present counties in the United States, all named for Stephen Decatur Commodore (United States), Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. (; January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy of ...

(east) * Jackson County,

(southwest) * Houston County,

(northwest) * Early County (north-northwest)

Communities

City

* Donalsonville (county seat)

Town

* Iron City

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,147 people, 3,363 households, and 2,162 families residing in the county.

Politics

References

External links

Official Website of Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
Includes the City of Donalsoville and Iron City
Seminole County School System
Includes the City of Donalsonville, Iron, and Entirely Seminole County
Seminole County Clerk of Court
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