• Source: Grady County, Georgia

Grady County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,236. The county seat is Cairo.




History


Grady County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on August 17, 1905, from portions of Decatur and Thomas counties. The county is named for Henry W. Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution and noted orator.




Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 460 square miles (1,200 km2), of which 455 square miles (1,180 km2) is land and 5.7 square miles (15 km2) (1.2%) is water.
The bulk of Grady County, centered on Cairo, is located on the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin. The county's northwestern corner is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). Grady County's western border, from Whigham south, and all of its southern border, is located in the Lower Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin. Finally, a very small chunk of the county's southeastern portion, bisected by U.S. Route 319, is located in the Apalachee Bay-St. Marks sub-basin of the Ochlockonee River basin.
Grady County includes part of the Red Hills Region.




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= Adjacent counties

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Mitchell County - north
Thomas County - east
Leon County, Florida - south
Gadsden County, Florida - southwest
Decatur County - west




Communities






= Cities

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Cairo
Whigham




= Census-designated place

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Calvary




= Unincorporated communities

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Beachton
Spence




Demographics



As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,236 people, 9,136 households, and 6,320 families residing in the county.




Education


Grady County Schools operates public schools.




Politics






See also



National Register of Historic Places listings in Grady County, Georgia
List of counties in Georgia




References






External links


Grady County historical marker
GeorgiaInfo Grady County Courthouse history
The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Grady County Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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