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Welcome to Irwin County ...

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

The community of Ocilla is the Seat for Irwin County.

Irwin County was founded in 1818.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Irwin had a population of 9,416 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,577 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Irwin represented 0.1% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Irwin County:

  • Gip
    • Gip is located in Irwin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gip
    • Estimated population in 2019: 148 people
  • Ocilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ocilla is located in Irwin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <2>
  • Smiths
    • Smiths is located in Irwin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
    • Estimated population in 2019: 636 people
  • Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Irwin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Estimated population in 2019: 664 people
  • Vic
    • Vic is located in Irwin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vic
    • Estimated population in 2019: 10,402 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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