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Welcome to Wilkes County ...

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

The community of Washington is the Seat for Wilkes County.

Wilkes County was founded in 1777.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wilkes had a population of 9,777 people. This is a decrease of 5.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,388 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilkes represented 0.11% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Wilkes County:

  • Lundberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
  • Peerman
    • Peerman is located in Wilkes County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,466 people
  • Rayle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rayle is located in Wilkes County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <2>
  • Tignall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

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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