| Official Name: | Oconee, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 197 |
| Population Density Km2: | 58.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 151.77 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.8564°N -82.9544°W |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31067 |
| Area Code: | 478 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-57456[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0332556[3] |
Oconee is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 197 in 2020.
The city's name derives from the Oconee, a Hitchiti-speaking tribe who inhabited central Georgia from 1692 until 1715. The Oconee lived in present-day Baldwin County, Georgia at a settlement known as Oconee Old Town, later moving to the Chattahoochee River in the early 18th century. The name exists in several variations, including Ocone, Oconi, Ocony, and Ekwoni.[4]
The city of Oconee was named after the river that bears the tribe's name. It was founded in the early 1840s, when the railroad was extended to that point.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oconee as a town in 1876.[6]
Oconee is located at (32.856310, -82.954316).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 280 people, 94 households, and 67 families living in the city. By 2020, its population was 197.