Irwin County, Georgia

Irwin County
Irwin County Courthouse, Ocilla
Irwin County Courthouse, Ocilla
Official seal of Irwin County
Map of Georgia highlighting Irwin County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°36′N 83°16′W / 31.6°N 83.27°W / 31.6; -83.27
Country United States
State Georgia
FoundedDecember 15, 1818; 205 years ago (1818-12-15)
SeatOcilla
Largest cityOcilla
Area
 • Total363 sq mi (940 km2)
 • Land354 sq mi (920 km2)
 • Water8.4 sq mi (22 km2)  2.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,666
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district8th
Websiteirwincounty-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.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Irwin County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 166.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Georgia State Parks - Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.