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Welcome to Harris County ...

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

The community of Hamilton is the Seat for Harris County.

Harris County was founded in 1827. Harris was created by taking area from Muscogee and Troup Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Harris had a population of 35,236 people. This is an increase of 9.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,149 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harris represented 0.33% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Harris County:

  • Cleola
    • Cleola is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleola
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,039 people
  • Hamilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountainbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
  • Pine Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
  • Waverly Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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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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