Jefferson County, Georgia

Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County, Georgia
Map of Georgia highlighting Jefferson County
Location in the state of Georgia
Map of the U.S. highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded February 20, 1796
Seat Louisville
Largest city Wadley
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

529.56 sq mi (1,372 km²)
527.65 sq mi (1,367 km²)
1.91 sq mi (5 km²), 0.36%
PopulationEst.
 - (2005)
 - Density

16,926
33/sq mi (13/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website http://www.jeffersoncounty.org/

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 20, 1796. As of 2000, the population was 17,266. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 16,454.[1] The county seat is Louisville.[2]

Contents

History

The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 529.56 square miles (1,371.6 km2), of which 527.65 square miles (1,366.6 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 1.91 square miles (4.9 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[3]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 17,266 people, 6,339 households, and 4,545 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 7,221 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.28% Black or African American, 42.09% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,339 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.20% were married couples living together, 23.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% 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 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,120, and the median income for a family was $31,380. Males had a median income of $27,649 versus $18,686 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,491. About 19.30% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.90% of those under age 18 and 28.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Cities and towns

See also

Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg State of Georgia portal

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

Coordinates: 33°03′N 82°25′W / 33.05°N 82.42°W / 33.05; -82.42


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