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Johnson County is a county located along the Oconee River in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,189. The county seat is Wrightsville. Johnson County is part of the Dublin, Georgia, micropolitan statistical area.
History
Johnson county was created by the Georgia legislature December 11, 1858, from parts of Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington counties. Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and U.S. vice-presidential candidate Herschel Vespasian Johnson.
In 1919, a deputy driving Jim Waters, a black prisoner accused of rape, out of the county was stopped by a group of 150 men at a bridge over the Ohoopee River. The men tied Waters to a tree and shot him numerous times. The case was closed without any investigation.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 307 square miles (800 km2), of which 303 square miles (780 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (1.2%) is water.
The vast majority of Johnson County is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. Tiny portions of the northeastern borders of the county are located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, while the western corner of Johnson County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.
= Major highways
== Adjacent counties
=Washington County - north
Jefferson County - northeast
Emanuel County - east
Treutlen County - south
Laurens County - southwest
Wilkinson County - west
Communities
= Cities
=Adrian (Partly in Emanuel County)
Kite
Wrightsville (county seat)
= Unincorporated community
=Meeks
Donovan
New Home (Johnson County)
Tom
Scott
Demographics
= 2020 Census
=As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,189 people, 3,393 households, and 2,208 families residing in the county.
Government
The county is governed by a five-member board of commissioners. A county manager handles the daily operation of the county.
The county is part of the Dublin Judicial Circuit along with Twiggs County, Treutlen County, and Laurens County.
Education
In 1970, Johnson County schools integrated peacefully due to careful planning by the county's board of education and firm management by superintendent Buren Claxton.
The county's public schools are located in Wrightsville. The school mascot is the Trojan, and the school colors are blue and white. The school fight song is the theme from the movie Hang 'Em High.
Sports
Herschel Walker, a Johnson County native, played on the county's only state championship football team in 1979.
Walker went on to play for the University of Georgia and won the Heisman Trophy. In 2004 Johnson County High School named its football field for Walker.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Georgia
List of counties in Georgia
References
External links
Official Athletics Site
Johnson County Public Schools
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