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Ben Hill County, Georgia

Location




Courthouse

Contact Information


Mailing Address   402 A East Pine Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Telephone   229.426.5100
Fax   229.426.5104
Website   http://www.benhillcounty.com
Google Map   Launch Google Satellite Map


County Data


Snapshot    County Snapshot from the GA Dept. of Community Affairs
Census    Ben Hill County County Census Data from U.S. Census
Other Data Sets    County QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
Georgia Encyclopedia    County Page from The New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wage & Salaries    Local Government Wage and Salary Survey from DCA
Labor Market    Georgia Labor Market Explorer & Analysis
Sales Tax    Sales and Property Tax Rates from DOR
Hotel/Motel Tax    Hotel/Motel Tax Report from DCA

Statistics and Rates


2008 Population   17635 (State Rank: 94)
Incorporated Millage Rate   13,66
Unincorporated Millage Rate   13,66
County Bond   0
School Maintenance/Operations   15,45
School Bond   0
Total Incorporated   29,11
Total Unincorporated   29,11

County Name and Origin


Ben Hill County took its territory from parts of Irwin and Wilcox counties in 1906, and was given the name of a staunch Reconstruction leader, Benjamin Harvey Hill. Hill had served in both the U. S. and the Confederate Congress. Fitzgerald, the county seat, was founded by 5,000 members of the non-profit American Tribune Soldiers' Colony Company who came from 38 other states. Philander Fitzgerald, for whom the town was named, was the publisher of the American Tribune.

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