Burke County, Georgia
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 24,470
- Median household income
- $53,014
- ±3,683
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 559 of 11,247 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.6%
- 7,866 of 9,184 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Burke | 24,310 (2021) | Po Box 89, Waynesboro | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Keysville | 315 (2021) | Po Box 159, Keysville | Website |
| City of Midville | 380 (2021) | Po Box 234, Midville | — |
| City of Sardis | 983 (2021) | Po Box 398, Sardis | — |
| City of Vidette | 101 (2021) | 7166 Hwy 24 W, Louisville | — |
| City of Waynesboro | 5,688 (2021) | 628 Myrick St, Waynesboro | Website |
| Town of Girard | 180 (2021) | Po Box 10, Girard | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro-Burke County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | 351 S Liberty St, Waynesboro | — |
| Waynesboro City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 628, Waynesboro | — |
| Burke Waynesboro Joint Development Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 89, Waynesboro | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Burke County
School district5 schools
789 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro, GA, 30830
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Aiken County Farmers Market (Aiken)
Barnwell County, South Carolina
Barnwell Farmers Market (Barnwell) · Barnwell Farmers' Market (Barnwell)
Swainsboro Emanuel Farmers Market (Swainsboro)
Millen Produce Market (Millen) · Millen Produce Market (Millen)
Augusta Market at the River (836 Reynolds St (8th Street Plaza) Augusta) · Saturday Farmers Market on Broad (945 Broad Street Augusta) · South Augusta Farmers Market (Augusta) · and 3 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.