Berrien County (Georgia)

The Berrien County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Nashville.

Geography

The County is located in southern Georgia and has an area of 1,186 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Coffee County, Atkinson County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Cook County, Tift County and Irwin County. The main cities are Alapaha, Enigma, Nashville and Ray City.

History

The Berrien County was formed on February 25, 1856 from portions of Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes County and named after John MacPherson Berrien, a U.S. Senator, who was attorney general under President Andrew Jackson. The County had one of the first post- roads in the United States, the Coffee Road. It was opened in 1823 and led to Florida.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Berrien County 16,235 people in 6,261 households and 4,539 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 85.48 percent White, 11.43 percent Black or African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.53 percent from other races groups; 0.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.37 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,261 households out of which 34.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.7 percent were single mothers and 27.5 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households and 10.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03 persons.

27.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 30,044, and the median income for a family $ 34,643. Males have a median income of $ 25,559, women $ 19,790. The per capita income was $ 16,375. 14.6 percent of families and 17.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Crime

2000 287 crimes were reported in Berrien County: 2 rapes, 5 robberies, 38 assaults on persons, 26 burglaries, 200 thefts and 16 car thefts.

Places in Berrien County

• Alapaha
• Allenville
• Bannockburn
• Cottle
• Enigma
• Gladys
• Glory
• Nashville
• New Lois
• Ray City
• Weaver