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

The community of Tifton is the Seat for Tift County.

Tift County was founded in 1905. Tift was created by taking area from Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tift had a population of 40,644 people. This is an increase of 0.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 40,251 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tift represented 0.42% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Tift County:

  • Omega
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Omega is located in Tift County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
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  • Tifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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    • Tifton is located in Tift County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,031 people
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  • Ty Ty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Ty Ty is located in Tift County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
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  • Unionburg
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    • Unionburg is located in Tift County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 22,399 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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