Grady County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,011. The county seat is Cairo.HistoryGrady County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on August 17, 1905, from portions of Decatur and Thomas counties.The county is named for Henry W. Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution and noted orator.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (1.2%) is water.The bulk of Grady County, centered on Cairo, is located on the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin. The county's northwestern corner is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). Grady County's western border, from Whigham south, and all of its southern border, is located in the Lower Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin. Finally, a very small chunk of the county's southeastern portion, bisected by U.S. Route 319, is located in the Apalachee Bay-St, Marks sub-basin of the Ochlockonee River basin.
