Evans County, Georgia

Evans County
County
Evans County Courthouse in Claxton
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°10′N 81°53′W / 32.16°N 81.89°W / 32.16; -81.89
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Named for	Clement A. Evans
Seat	Claxton
Largest city	Claxton
Area
• Total	187 sq mi (480 km2)
• Land	183 sq mi (470 km2)
• Water	4.0 sq mi (10 km2)  2.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,774
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	www.evanscounty.org

Evans County is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,774.^[1] The county seat is Claxton.^[2] A bill creating the county was passed in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11, 1914, and later, on November 3, 1914, an amendment was ratified by a vote of the people which formally created the county. Evans became part of the Statesboro micropolitan area in 2023, joining Bulloch County.

Evans County is located in an area known as the Magnolia Midlands within the Historic South region. The current Evans County Courthouse was created in 1923 and, in 1940, the people of Evans County elected their first female sheriff. Later, in the 1950s and 1960s, new growth came to the county with the building of Evans Memorial Hospital and the Claxton-Evans County Airport. In 2010, the population was 11,000; however, the 2012 Census Estimate showed a population of 10,689.

The county sits firmly within Georgia's coastal plain region and has predominantly sedimentary rock and red and yellow clays. The Canoochee River is the major body of water flowing through the county.

Manufacturing, educational, health and social services make up much of Evans County's diverse economy. Major employers in the county include Camellia Health and Rehabilitation, Claxton Poultry Company, Georgia Department of Corrections, Pinewood Christian Academy, and Valmont Newmark. The county is ranked 64 out of 71 Tier 1 counties with an 8% sales tax. Businesses in the county are 100% exempt on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxes.