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For more than 80 years, the Vinson Institute has worked with public officials throughout Georgia and around the world to improve governance and people's lives. From Georgia's early days as a largely agrarian state with a modest population to its modern-day status as a national and international force in business, industry, and politics with a population of almost 10 million, the Institute has helped government leaders navigate change and forge strong directions for a better Georgia.

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The page you requested is now located at http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/in 1904, georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting the number of counties in the state to 145. the next year, the general assembly created eight new counties, bringing the total number to 145 -- the constitutional limit. nevertheless, there was continuing pressure to create more counties. beginning in 1906, lawmakers got around the 145-county limitation by creating new counties through constitutional amendments that were not subject to the limitation. on july 30, 1918, the general assembly proposed a constitutional amendment to create the state's 155th county . in that year's general election, georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment on nov. 5, 1918, which marks the date of cook county's creation (although a state historical marker on the cook county courthouse grounds incorrectly cites the county's creation as the day the legislative act proposing the constitutional amendment was approved). according to thhttp://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/longbio.htm.