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Welcome to Randolph County ...

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

The community of Cuthbert is the Seat for Randolph County.

Randolph County was founded in 1828 and was created by taking area from Lee County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Randolph had a population of 6,778 people. This is a decrease of 11.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,668 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Randolph represented 0.08% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Randolph County:

  • Brooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksville is located in Randolph County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
  • Cuthbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cuthbert is located in Randolph County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuthbert <2>
  • Shellman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 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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