Long County, Georgia

Long County
Long County
County
	Long County Courthouse in Ludowici
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°46′N 81°45′W / 31.76°N 81.75°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	November 2, 1920
Seat	Ludowici
Largest city	Ludowici
Area
• Total	404 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Land	400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Water	3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,168
• Density	40/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.longcountyboc.com

Long County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Ludowici.^[1] Long County is part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1920, and ratified November 2, 1920. The county is named after Crawford Long (1815–1878), an American surgeon and pharmacist who was the first to use diethyl ether as an anaesthetic.^[2]

As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,168.^[3]

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 135. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2004.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Long County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.