Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County
County
Atlanta's Fulton County Courthouse in 2011
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°47′N 84°28′W / 33.79°N 84.47°W / 33.79; -84.47
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 20, 1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Named for	Robert Fulton
Seat	Atlanta
Largest city	Atlanta
Area
• Total	534 sq mi (1,380 km2)
• Land	527 sq mi (1,360 km2)
• Water	7.7 sq mi (20 km2)  1.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,066,710
• Density	2,000/sq mi (800/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 6th, 11th, 13th
Website	fultoncountyga.gov

33°47′N 84°28′W / 33.79°N 84.47°W / 33.79; -84.47

Fulton County is a county in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,066,710,^[1] making it the state's most populous county and its only one with over one million inhabitants.^[2] Its county seat and most populous city is Atlanta,^[3] the state capital. About 90% of the City of Atlanta is within Fulton County; the remaining portion is in DeKalb County. Fulton County is part of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.