Long County, Georgia
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Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici.[1] Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.[2]
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Long County | |
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Coordinates: 31°46′N 81°45′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | November 2, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-11-02) |
Seat | Ludowici |
Largest city | Ludowici |
Area | |
• Total | 404 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
• Land | 400 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
• Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 0.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,168 |
• Density | 40/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
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As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,168.[3]