Butts County, Georgia

Butts County
Butts County
County
	Butts County Courthouse in Jackson
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°17′N 83°58′W / 33.29°N 83.96°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1825
Named for	Samuel Butts
Seat	Jackson
Largest city	Jackson
Area
• Total	188 sq mi (490 km2)
• Land	184 sq mi (480 km2)
• Water	3.6 sq mi (9 km2) 1.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,434
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	buttscountyga.com

Butts County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,434,^[1] up from 23,655 in 2010.^[2] The county seat is Jackson.^[3] The county was created on December 24, 1825.

Butts County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA. In 2010, the center of population of Georgia was located in the northeastern portion of the county.^[4]

^ ^a ^b US 2020 Census Bureau report, Butts County, Georgia
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.