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Watkinsville, Georgia Information
Watkinsville, Georgia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Oconee County, Georgia. The county of Oconee was created in 1875 when the county seat of Clarke County moved to Athens, Georgia. This left the city of Watkinsville, which had served as the county seat of Clarke County, as the county seat of the newly formed Oconee County. Watkinsville, Georgia is part of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the population of Watkinsville was recorded at 2,832; however, it is estimated to have grown a bit since then and is now around 2,865.
In 2016, Watkinsville ranked #568 out of 9,932 of the “Safest Places to Live in America,” #6 of 285 of the “Places with the Best Public Schools in Georgia,” #26 of 373 of the “Safest Places to Live in Georgia,” #29 of 449 of the “Best Places to Buy a House in Georgia,” and #35 of 449 of the “Best Places to Raise a Family in Georgia.”
The crime index in Watkinsville, Georgia is 115.7 which is low when you consider that the national average is 273.6.
In 2016, there were eight full-time law enforcement employees in Watkinsville, all of whom were police officers. The rate of police officers to residents is higher in Watkinsville, Georgia than it is on average in Georgia with Watkinsville having 2.78 officers for every 1,000 residents and the Georgia average being 2.50.
The Mayor of Watkinsville, Georgia is Charles R. Ivie who can be reached at 706-769-5161 or via email at: mayor@cityofwatkinsville.com.
City Hall in Watkinsville, Georgia is at:
191 VFW Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
