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Welcome to Ware County ...

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

The community of Waycross is the Seat for Ware County.

Ware County was founded in 1824 and was created by taking area from Appling County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ware had a population of 35,734 people. This is a decrease of 1.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,308 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ware represented 0.37% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Ware County:

  • Duke
    • Duke is located in Ware County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,609 people
  • Waltertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Waycross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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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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