Tift County, Georgia
Tift County, Georgia | |
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Tift County Courthouse, (Built 1912), Tifton | |
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′N 83°32′W / 31.46°N 83.53°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Founded | August 17, 1905 |
| Named after | Nelson Tift |
| Seat | Tifton |
| Largest city | Tifton |
| Area | |
• Total | 269 sq mi (700 km2) |
| • Land | 259 sq mi (670 km2) |
| • Water | 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) 3.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,344 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Tift County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,344. The county seat is Tifton.
Tift County comprises the Tifton, Georgia micropolitan statistical area.