On Feb. 12, 1825, a group of Creek Indians led by William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indian Springs, in which they ceded all of their remaining lands in present-day Georgia. Subsequently, in an act of June 9, 1825, the General Assembly provided that the land ceded by the treaty be divided into five sections, surveyed into districts and land lots, and distributed by land lottery. [See map of sections] On Dec. 14, 1826, the legislature redesignated the five land sections as the counties of Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta, and Carroll and provided for their organization. [See map of five counties] Additionally, the act provided that part of southern DeKalb County was transferred to Coweta County. Despite the fact that the five counties were not named until Dec. 14, 1826, the date their respective boundaries were established -- June 9, 1825 -- is generally accepted as the date of their creation.

Portions of Coweta County were used to create Campbell County (1828) and Heard County (1830).

Census

Pop. 

2000

 89,215

1990

53,853

1980

 39,268

1970

32,310

1960

28,893

1950

27,786

1940

 26,972

1930

 25,127

1920

29,047

1910

28,800

1900

24,980

1890

22,354

1880

21,109

1870

15,875

1860

14,703

1850

13,635

1840

5,003

1830

1820

1810

1800

1790