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| Name | Worth |
| Alt names | Worth | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 31.533°N 83.833°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1852 - ) |
| See also | Dooly, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Irwin, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Thomas, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tift, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Turner, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Worth County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,679. The county seat is Sylvester.
Worth County is included in the Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Worth County was created from Dooly and Irwin counties on December 20, 1853, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, becoming Georgia's 106th county. It was named for Major General William J. Worth of New York.
In 1905, portions of Worth County were used to create Tift and Turner counties.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1852 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1879 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1892 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 2,763
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| 1870 | 3,778
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| 1880 | 5,892
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| 1890 | 10,048
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| 1900 | 18,664
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| 1910 | 19,147
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| 1920 | 23,863
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| 1930 | 21,094
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| 1940 | 21,374
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| 1950 | 19,357
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| 1960 | 16,682
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| 1970 | 14,770
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| 1980 | 18,064
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| 1990 | 19,745
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Worth County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gaworth/
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