Pickens County, Georgia

Pickens County
County
Pickens County Courthouse, Jasper
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°28′N 84°28′W / 34.46°N 84.46°W / 34.46; -84.46
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 5, 1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Named for	Andrew Pickens
Seat	Jasper
Largest city	Jasper
Area
• Total	233 sq mi (600 km2)
• Land	232 sq mi (600 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,216
• Density	143/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	9th, 14th
Website	pickenscountyga.gov

Pickens County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,216.^[1] The county seat is Jasper.^[2] Pickens County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.