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Welcome to Sumter County ...

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

The community of Americus is the Seat for Sumter County.

Sumter County was founded in 1831 and was created by taking area from Lee County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sumter had a population of 29,524 people. This is a decrease of 9.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,684 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sumter represented 0.34% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Sumter County:

  • Americus
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Americus is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
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  • Andersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
  • De Soto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellaville
    • Ellaville is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 282 people
  • Leslie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
  • Leslie Station
    • Leslie Station is located in Sumter County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Station
    • Estimated population in 2019: 371 people
  • Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plains is located in Sumter County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
  • Roney
    • Roney is located in Sumter County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 229 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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