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Lumpkin County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,966. Its county seat is Dahlonega.HistoryLumpkin County was created on December 3, 1832. The county was named for Wilson Lumpkin, who at the time was governor of Georgia. Lumpkin's daughter, Martha Wilson Lumpkin Compton, was the source for the town named Marthasville, the early-1840s predecessor of Atlanta.Gold was discovered in the county near Auraria in the 1830s, and the U.S. government had a mint in Dahlonega for over twenty years as a result, until the Civil War. Gold from the county was later used on the dome of the current state capitol building.Agriculture and agritourism are top business industries. Since the mid-1990s, Lumpkin County has been recognized as "the heart of Georgia wine country." The county features multiple vineyards and five licensed wineries that attract many tourists. In 2015, Senator Steve Gooch introduced Georgia Senate Resolution 125, officially recognizing Lumpkin County as the Wine Tasting Room Capital of Georgia.