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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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Duke is located in Ware County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,609 people
  • Waltertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County (GA)
    • 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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