| County: | Schley County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Founded Date: | December 22 |
| Seat Wl: | Ellaville |
| Largest City Wl: | Ellaville |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 168 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 167 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.9 |
| Area Percentage: | 0.5% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 4547 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 27 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| District: | 2nd |
| Ex Image: | Schley County Courthouse, Ellaville.JPG |
| Ex Image Cap: | Schley County Courthouse in Ellaville |
Schley County [1] is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547.[2] The county seat is Ellaville.[3]
Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley.[1]
The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1857, and is named for William Schley, United States Representative and thirty-sixth governor of Georgia.[4]
The first county courthouse was built in 1858. The present Schley County Courthouse dates from 1899.[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.5%) is water.[6]
The central portion of Schley County, roughly north of Ellaville, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very northern border area of the county is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The southwestern portion of Schley County, southwest of Ellaville, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.[7]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,357 | 73.83% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 863 | 18.98% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.09% | |
| Asian | 20 | 0.44% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.04% | |
| Other/Mixed | 126 | 2.77% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 3.85% |