Burke County, Georgia

Burke County
Burke County
County
	Burke County courthouse in Waynesboro, Georgia
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°04′N 82°00′W / 33.06°N 82°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1777
Named for	Edmund Burke
Seat	Waynesboro
Largest city	Waynesboro
Area
• Total	835 sq mi (2,160 km2)
• Land	827 sq mi (2,140 km2)
• Water	8.0 sq mi (21 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,596
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	www.burkecounty-ga.gov

Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,596.^[2] The county seat is Waynesboro.^[3] Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

^ Cooksey, Elizabeth B. (November 11, 2011). "Burke County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Burke County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.