| County: | Turner County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Founded Date: | August 18 |
| Seat Wl: | Ashburn |
| Largest City Wl: | Ashburn |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 290 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 285 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.6 |
| Area Percentage: | 1.6% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 9006 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 8909 |
| Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| Web: | http://www.turnercountygeorgia.com |
| Ex Image: | Turner County Courthouse from SE corner.JPG |
| Ex Image Cap: | Turner County Courthouse (Built 1907), Ashburn |
| District: | 8th |
Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006.[1] The county seat is Ashburn.[2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry G. Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (1.6%) is water.[4]
The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[5]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,700 | 52.19% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,644 | 40.46% | |
| Native American | 7 | 0.08% | |
| Asian | 49 | 0.54% | |
| Other/Mixed | 234 | 2.6% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 4.13% |