| County: | Toombs County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Founded Date: | August 18 |
| Seat Wl: | Lyons |
| Largest City Wl: | Vidalia |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 371 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 364 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 7.0 |
| Area Percentage: | 1.9% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 27030 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 74 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| Web: | www.toombscountyga.gov/ |
| District: | 12th |
| Ex Image: | Toombs County Courthouse.JPG |
| Ex Image Cap: | Former Toombs County Courthouse in Lyons |
Toombs County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,030.[1] The county seat is Lyons[2] and the largest city is Vidalia. The county was created on August 18, 1905.
Toombs County is part of the Vidalia micropolitan statistical area.
Toombs County was founded as the 144th county in Georgia by the State Legislature on August 18, 1905, and organized on October 9 of that year. The county was originally formed from portions of Tattnall and Montgomery Counties; a small piece of Emanuel County was added in 1907 to give Toombs County its present-day boundaries.
The county is named for Robert Toombs, United States representative and senator.[3] During the Civil War, Toombs also served in the Confederate Provisional Congress, as Secretary of State of the Confederate States, and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (1.9%) is water.[4]
The southern half of Toombs County, from south of Vidalia southeast to State Route 147, is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the larger river basin by the same name. The northern half of the county, centered on Lyons, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[5]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 16,007 | 59.22% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,980 | 25.82% | |
| Native American | 31 | 0.11% | |
| Asian | 207 | 0.77% | |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.02% | |
| Other/Mixed | 755 | 2.79% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,044 | 11.26% |
Toombs County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, headed by David Sikes, the chairman. It is also governed by Alvie Kight Jr., who has been Sheriff since 1997.