Coffee County, Georgia
| Coffee County, Georgia | |
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Coffee County Courthouse in Douglas
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 9, 1854 |
| Named for | John E. Coffee |
| Seat | Douglas |
| Largest city | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 603 sq mi (1,562 km2) |
| • Land | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Water | 28 sq mi (73 km2), 4.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 43,108 |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km²) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | coffeecountygov |
Coffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,356. The county seat is Douglas.
Coffee County comprises the Douglas, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Coffee County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 9, 1854, from portions of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. These lands were originally ceded by the Creek in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in (1814) and the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818) and apportioned to the above counties before becoming Coffee County.
Berrien (1856), Jeff Davis (1905), and Atkinson (1917) counties were subsequently formed from sections of Coffee County.
The County is named for General John E. Coffee, a state legislator and a U. S. representative.
Coffee County Correctional Facility is located in Nicholls, Georgia. It is privately owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest prison company in the nation.
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