Hart County, Georgia

Hart County
Hart County
County
	J. Pearl Jones House, completed in 1914. Greek Revival architecture.
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°21′N 82°58′W / 34.35°N 82.96°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 7, 1853
Named for	Nancy Hart
Seat	Hartwell
Largest city	Hartwell
Area
• Total	257 sq mi (670 km2)
• Land	232 sq mi (600 km2)
• Water	25 sq mi (60 km2) 9.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,828
• Density	111/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	9th
Website	www.hartcountyga.gov

Hart County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,828.^[1] The county seat is Hartwell.^[2]

Hart County was created December 7, 1853, and named for Nancy Hart. Of Georgia's 159 counties, Hart County is the only one named after a woman. Lake Hartwell is also named for her.^[3]

Letters to Miss Celie in the movie The Color Purple (film) by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker, are addressed to "Hartwell County, Georgia" suggesting that the movie is set either in Hartwell or Hart County.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Hart County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Hart County". Georgia.gov. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[1] "Census - Geography Profile: Hart County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Hart County". Georgia.gov. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

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