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Houston County (/ ˈ h aʊ s t ən / HOW-stən) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.The population was 163,633 at the 2020 census. [1] Its county seat is Perry; the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population.
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. [3] In 1905, portions of Worth County were used to create Tift and Turner counties.
The county was created by the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1853, from a part of Baker County. [3] It was named after Charles Dougherty, [4] a respected judge and lawyer from Athens, Georgia. In 1854 and 1856 small areas were added from Worth County.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Georgia, to challenge the county's at-large method of electing its board of commissioners, alleging the ...
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at-large ...
Dooly County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,208. [1] The county seat is Vienna. [2] The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on May 15, 1821, and named for Colonel John Dooly, [3] a Georgia American Revolutionary War fighter.
The 325-square-mile (840 km 2) county was created on December 9, 1822, from Houston County, which had been formed from land given up by the Creek Indians in the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs. The county is named for statesman William H. Crawford who had served as a U.S. senator, minister to France, and secretary of the treasury. [3]
Thomas County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 23, 1825, from portions of Decatur and Irwin Counties. [3] Colquitt (1856), Brooks (1858), and Grady (1905) Counties all were formed partially from lands within Thomas County's original borders.