Cook County, Georgia

Cook County
Cook County
County
	Cook County Courthouse in Adel
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°10′00″N 83°26′00″W / 31.1667°N 83.4333°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1918
Named for	Philip Cook
Seat	Adel
Largest city	Adel
Area
• Total	233 sq mi (600 km2)
• Land	227 sq mi (590 km2)
• Water	6.0 sq mi (16 km2) 2.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,229
• Density	76/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.cookcountyga.us

31°10′N 83°26′W / 31.167°N 83.433°W / 31.167; -83.433

Cook County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,229.^[1] The county seat is Adel.^[2] The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 30, 1918, and ratified November 5, 1918. It is named for former Civil War general Philip Cook of the Confederate States Army.^[3]

Reed Bingham State Park is in Cook County.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Cook 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.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.

[1] "Census - Geography Profile: Cook County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.

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