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Statistics
For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR). For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.
Health Care
Appling County had 6.1 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 7.3, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS - Georgia's Online Analytical Statistical Information System.
History*
Appling County was Georgia's 40th county, created in 1818 from treaty lands obtained from the Creek Indians. The county was named for Colonel Daniel Appling, who was considered Georgia's most outstanding soldier in the War of 1812.
The county has three incorporated municipalities: Baxley, the county seat, Graham, and Surrency. Incorporated in 1875, Baxley was named for an early settler who came from coastal North Carolina.
The Georgia Power Company's Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is located in the county on a 2,200-acre site on the Altamaha River. Completed in 1974, the Hatch Plant makes Georgia Power the county's largest employer.
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