Cook County, Georgia
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,532
- Median household income
- $53,651
- ±6,406
- Unemployed
- 3.6%
- 280 of 7,685 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.2%
- 4,993 of 6,304 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 Cook | 17,225 (2021) | 1200 S Hutchinson Ave, Adel | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County Airport Authority | Air transportation | 1200 S Hutchinson Ave, Adel | — |
| Adel City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 278, Nashville | — |
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
Cook County
School district4 schools
37 Josey Road, Adel, GA, 31620
State Specialty Schools I- Discovery Regional High School
Specialized district1 schools
245 North Robinson Street, Lenox, GA, 31637
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
Valdosta Farmers Market (1500 South Patterson Street Valdosta) · Farmers Market Days (Main Street Hahira) · Valdosta State Farmers Market (Valdosta)
Wiregrass Farmers Market (1392 Whiddon Mill Road Tifton) · Tifton Downtown Farmers' Market (Tifton) · Tifton Farmers Market (U.S. Highway 41 Tifton)
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.