Oglethorpe County, Georgia
6 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
- 15,509
- Median household income
- $75,034
- ±7,521
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 231 of 7,553 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.6%
- 4,524 of 5,411 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 Oglethorpe | 15,140 (2021) | Po Box 261, Lexington | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crawford | 877 (2021) | Po Box 383, Crawford | — |
| City of Lexington | 206 (2021) | Po Box 35, Lexington | — |
| City of Maxeys | 201 (2021) | Po Box 710043, Maxeys | — |
| Town of Arnoldsville | 446 (2021) | Po Box 2, Arnoldsville | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Natural Gas Authority | Gas supply utility | 581 West Main Street, Lexington | 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
Oglethorpe County
School district4 schools
735 Athens Road, Lexington, GA, 30648
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
Athens Green Market (393 North Finley Street Athens) · Athens Farmers Market, L.L.C. (Athens) · Athens Farmers Market, LLC (Athens) · and 1 more
Woodville Farmers' Market (1110 Dogwood Road N. Woodville) · Ripe Thing Market (112 West Broad st Greensboro)
Young Female Farmers Market (365 Anthony Lane Bishop) · Oconee Farmers Market (Watkinsville)
Washington Farmers' Market (Washington)
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.