Stewart County, Georgia Facts
Stewart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 23, 1830. As of 2000, the population is 5,252. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,647 . The county seat is Lumpkin, Georgia.
History
The area was inhabited by Native Americans in the Pre-Columbian period. Roods Landing Site on the Chattahoochee River is an archaeological site located south of Omaha.
Stewart County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 23, 1830, from land that had been part of Randolph County, Georgia. The County is named for Daniel Stewart, an Indian fighter, Revolutionary War veteran, and the great-grandfather of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 463 square miles (1,200 kmē), of which, 459 square miles (1,188 kmē) of it is land and 5 square miles (12 kmē) of it (0.98%) is water.
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