Marion County, Georgia

Marion County, Georgia
Marion County, Georgia
Map of Georgia highlighting Marion County
Location in the state of Georgia
Map of the U.S. highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded December 14, 1827
Seat Buena Vista
Largest city Buena Vista
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

367.49 sq mi (952 km²)
367.00 sq mi (951 km²)
0.49 sq mi (1 km²), 0%
PopulationEst.
 - (2005)
 - Density

7,244
20/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Marion County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census reflected a population of 7,144. The 2009 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,995.[1] The county seat is Buena Vista.[2]

The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.

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Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 367.49 square miles (951.8 km2), of which 367.00 square miles (950.5 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[3]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,144 people, 2,668 households, and 1,912 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,130 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.85% White, 34.07% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.95% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 5.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,668 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,145, and the median income for a family was $31,928. Males had a median income of $27,118 versus $21,211 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,044. About 17.80% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.20% of those under age 18 and 25.10% of those age 65 or over.

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City

Other places

See also

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Coordinates: 32°21′N 84°32′W / 32.35°N 84.53°W / 32.35; -84.53

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