Spalding County, Georgia

Spalding County
Spalding County
County
	Spalding County Courthouse in Griffin
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	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°16′N 84°17′W / 33.26°N 84.28°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1851
Named for	Thomas Spalding
Seat	Griffin
Largest city	Griffin
Area
• Total	200 sq mi (500 km2)
• Land	196 sq mi (510 km2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km2) 1.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	67,306
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	spaldingcounty.com

Spalding County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,306.^[2] The county seat is Griffin.^[3]^[1] The county was created December 20, 1851, and named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding.^[4]

Spalding County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Spalding County, Georgia
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 209. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2003.