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Welcome to Stephens County ...

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

The community of Toccoa is the Seat for Stephens County.

Stephens County was founded in 1905. Stephens was created by taking area from Franklin and Habersham Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stephens had a population of 25,925 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,117 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stephens represented 0.27% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Stephens County:

  • Avalon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Carnes Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
    • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
  • Jarrett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <2>
  • Toccoa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Toccoa is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <2>

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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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