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Baldwin County, Georgia
Baldwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 44,700. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 45,230. The county seat is Milledgeville, Georgia.
History
Part of the land ceded by the Creek Nation in the Treaty of Fort Wilkinson in 1802 was used to create Baldwin County on May 11, 1803 by the Georgia General Assembly, the state's legislative body.
The county is named for Abraham Baldwin, a signer of the United States Constitution, U.S. congressman representing Georgia, and the founder of the University of Georgia.
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