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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
Douglas County had 3.3 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 11.2, compared to the state average of 19.3.
For more community indicators please see the Department
of Community Affairs.
History*
Douglas County was formed in 1870 from parts of Carroll and old Campbell counties
plus a small section of the original Cherokee County. The county was named after
Stephen A. Douglas, a U.S. Congressman and a rival of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency.
Around the turn of the century, Lithia Springs was the site of a prestigious resort
hotel for the nation's rich and famous. Visitors were attracted to the therapeutic
mineral waters of Lithia Springs until a fire destroyed the hotel in 1911. Ceremonial
mounds of the Mississippian Indians are located in the county.
*County history courtesy
Department
of Community Affairs Georgia County Snapshots, 1996.
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