Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County | |
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Laurens County Courthouse in Dublin | |
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′N 82°56′W / 32.46°N 82.93°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Founded | December 10, 1807 |
| Named after | John Laurens |
| Seat | Dublin |
| Largest city | Dublin |
| Area | |
• Total | 818 sq mi (2,120 km2) |
| • Land | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,570 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | www |
Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570, up from 48,434 in 2010. The county seat is Dublin. The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area.