Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147. The county seat is Donalsonville.

History
The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 8, 1920, and ratified November 2. The area for the new county was taken from land which was originally part of Decatur and Early counties. It is named for the Seminole tribe of Native Americans, who once lived in the Chattahoochee River basin within the county, before European settlement forced their move to the Florida Everglades. According to legend, the celebrated Seminole chief Osceola was born in what is today Seminole County.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 257 sqmi, of which 235 sqmi is land and 21 sqmi (8.3%) is water.

The bulk of Seminole County is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's entire western border with Florida is located in the Lower Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny southeastern corner of Seminole County, all part of Lake Seminole, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. It is the only county in Georgia that borders both Alabama and Florida.

Major highways

 * US 84.svg U.S. Route 84
 * Georgia 38.svg State Route 38
 * Georgia 39.svg State Route 39
 * Georgia 45.svg State Route 45
 * Georgia 91.svg State Route 91
 * Georgia 91 Alternate.svg State Route 91 Alternate
 * Georgia 253.svg State Route 253
 * Georgia 285.svg State Route 285
 * Georgia 374.svg State Route 374

Adjacent counties

 * Miller County (northeast)
 * Decatur County (east)
 * Jackson County, Florida (southwest)
 * Houston County, Alabama (northwest)
 * Early County (north-northwest)

City

 * Donalsonville (county seat)

Town

 * Iron City

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,147 people, 3,363 households, and 2,162 families residing in the county.