Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County
Clarke County
County
	Clarke County Courthouse in Athens
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°57′20″N 83°23′00″W / 33.955464°N 83.383245°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1801
Named for	Elijah Clarke
Seat	Athens
Largest city	Athens
Area
• Total	121 sq mi (310 km2)
• Land	119 sq mi (310 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 1.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	128,671
• Estimate (2023)	129,933
• Density	1,100/sq mi (410/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	9th, 10th
Website	accgov.com

Clarke County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,671.^[1] Its county seat is Athens,^[2] with which it is a consolidated city-county. Clarke County is included in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Clarke 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.