Laurens County | |
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Coordinates: 32°28′N 82°56′W / 32.46°N 82.93°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | December 10, 1807 |
Named for | John Laurens |
Seat | Dublin |
Largest city | Dublin |
Area | |
• Total | 818 sq mi (2,120 km2) |
• Land | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,570 |
• Density | 60/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Website | www |
Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570,[1] up from 48,434 in 2010.[2] The county seat is Dublin.[3] The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens,[4] an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area.