Jefferson County, Georgia

county in Georgia, United States

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709.[1] The county seat is Louisville.[2] The county was created on February 20, 1796 and named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.[3]

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  1. "QuickFacts: Jefferson County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 168.