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Welcome to Early County ...

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

The community of Blakely is the Seat for Early County.

Early County was founded in 1818.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Early had a population of 10,190 people. This is a decrease of 7.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,983 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Early represented 0.11% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Early County:

  • Blakely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blakely is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <2>
  • Cedar Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Damascus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglass Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Douglasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Douglasville is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Hentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Jakin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <2>
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people

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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.
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