Map of Pulaski County, Georgia

Pulaski County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,855. The county seat is Hawkinsville.

Pulaski County overview:
Name:	Pulaski County
FIPS code:	13-235
State:	Georgia
Founded:	1808
Named for:	Kazimierz Pułaski
Seat:	Hawkinsville
Largest city:	Hawkinsville
Total Area:	251 sq mi (650 km²)
Land Area:	249 sq mi (640 km²)
Total Population:	9,855
Population Density:	40/sq mi (20/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	hawkinsville-pulaski.org

Pulaski County location map. Where is Pulaski County?

Pulaski County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pulaski County. — Location of Pulaski County in the the United States.

Pulaski County location on the Georgia map. Where is Pulaski County. — Location of Pulaski County in Georgia.

History

Pulaski County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 13, 1808, from a portion of Laurens County. In the antebellum years, it was developed for cotton cultivation and is part of the Black Belt of Georgia, an arc of highly fertile soil.

In 1870, Dodge County was partially created from a section of Pulaski County by another legislative act. In 1912, the northwestern half of Pulaski County was used to create Bleckley County via a constitutional amendment approved by Georgia voters.

The county was named for Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland who fought and died for United States independence in the American Revolutionary War.

The county population fell by more than half from 1910 to 1930, as residents moved to cities. African Americans especially joined the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities, both to gain work and to escape the Jim Crow racial oppression of the South.

Pulaski County Road Map

Pulaski CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Pulaski County, Georgia. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Pulaski CountyMap — Pulaski Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 251 square miles (650 km), of which 249 square miles (640 km) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km) (0.9%) is water. The entirety of Pulaski County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.