Banks (GA)

Welcome to Banks County ...

Time Zone: Banks County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Homer is the Seat for Banks County.

Banks County was founded in 1858. Banks was created by taking area from Franklin and Habersham Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Banks had a population of 19,234 people. This is an increase of 4.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,410 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Banks represented 0.19% of the total population of Georgia.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Georgia
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- Website for the Georgia Archives

Websites specific to Banks County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Franklin County
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- Habersham County
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- Hall County
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- Jackson County
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- Madison County
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- Stephens County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cemeteries of Banks County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Georgia

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.