Irwin County | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Irwin County Courthouse, Ocilla | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′N 83°16′W / 31.6°N 83.27°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 15, 1818 |
| Seat | Ocilla |
| Largest city | Ocilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 363 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Land | 354 sq mi (920 km2) |
| • Water | 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) 2.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,666 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | irwincounty-ga.gov |
Irwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,666.[1] The county seat is Ocilla.[2] The county was created on December 15, 1818. It was named for Governor Jared Irwin.[3]
In the last years of the American Civil War, Irwin County gained the nickname of the Republic of Irwin due to the Unionism of many of its residents.[4] The location where Jefferson Davis was captured[5] is located in Irwin County near Irwinville.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Irwin County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 166.
- ^ Wetherington, Mark V. (2005). Plain Folk's Fight: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Piney Woods Georgia. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press. pp. 239–241. ISBN 9780807877043.
- ^ "Georgia State Parks - Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.