Place:Irwin, Georgia, United States

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NameIrwin
Alt namesIrwinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.6°N 83.3°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1818 - )
See alsoBen Hill, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Berrien, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Coffee, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Crisp, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Dougherty, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lowndes, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Thomas, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Tift, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Turner, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Wilcox, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Worth, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abba
Arp
Holt
Irwinville
Lands Crossroads
Mystic
Ocilla
Osierfield
Pinetta
Riverbend
Waterloo
Wray
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Irwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,538. The county seat is Ocilla. The county was created on December 15, 1818. It was named for Governor Jared Irwin.

In the last years of the American Civil War, Irwin County gained the nickname of the Republic of Irwin due to the Unionism of many of its residents. The location where Jefferson Davis was captured [1] is located in Irwin County near Irwinville.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1821 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1820 411
1830 1,180
1840 2,038
1850 3,334
1860 1,699
1870 1,837
1880 2,696
1890 6,316
1900 13,645
1910 10,461
1920 12,670
1930 12,199
1940 12,936
1950 11,973
1960 9,211
1970 8,036
1980 8,988
1990 8,649
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Irwin County, Georgia, United States

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External links

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