 thumb|right|thomas cheely house, ca. 1825 hancock county is a county located in the u.s. state of georgia. as of the 2010 census, the population was 9,429. the county seat is sparta. the county was created on december 17, 1793 and named for john hancock. hancock county is included in the milledgeville, ga micropolitan statistical area. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.4%) is water. ===major highways=== * 20px state route 15 * 20px state route 16 * 20px state route 22 * 20px state route 77 ===adjacent counties=== *taliaferro county - north *warren county - northeast *glascock county - east *washington county - southeast *baldwin county - southwest *putnam county - west *greene county - northwest ==demographics== {{uscensuspop |1800= 14456 |1810= 13330 |1820= 12734 |1830= 11820 |1840= 9659 |1850= 11578 |1860= 12044 |1870= 11317 |1880= 16989 |1890= 17149 |1900= 18277 |1910= 19189 |1920= 18357 |1930= 13070 |1940= 12764 |1950= 11052 |1960= 9979 |19
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