Whitfield County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census shows a population of 102,864. The county seat is Dalton. The county was created on December 30, 1851, and named after George Whitefield, Methodist evangelist. The "e" was omitted to reflect the pronunciation of his name.
Whitfield County is part of the Dalton metropolitan area, Georgia, which is also included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton combined statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. The majority of Whitfield County is located in the Conasauga River sub-basin in the ACT River Basin (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), with a part of the western edge of the county is located in the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga sub-basin of the Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee basin. A very small portion of the southern edge of the county is located in the Oostanaula River sub-basin in the larger ACT River Basin.
Adjacent counties
- Bradley County, Tennessee (north)
- Murray County (east)
- Gordon County (south)
- Walker County (west-southwest)
- Catoosa County (west-northwest)
- Hamilton County, Tennessee (northwest)
National protected area
- Chattahoochee National Forest (part)
Transportation
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 75
- 20px U.S. Route 41
- 20px U.S. Route 76
- 20px State Route 2
- 20px State Route 3
- 20px State Route 3 Connector
- 20px State Route 52
- 20px State Route 71
- 23px State Route 201
- 23px State Route 286
- 23px State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
Pedestrians and cycling
- Pinhoti Trail