Dexter is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dublin Micropolitan Statistical Area.Dexter is located at 32°26′4″N 83°3′32″W / 32.43444°N 83.05889°W / 32.43444; -83.05889.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles, of which 0.8 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 509 people, 207 households, and 143 families residing in the town. The population density was 670.4 people per square mile. There were 231 housing units at an average density of 304.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 77.41% White and 22.59% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.There were 207 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 21 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 29.