Brooks County (Georgia)
The Brooks County is located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Quitman.
Geography
The County is located in southern Georgia on the northern border of the U.S. state of Florida and has an area of 1289 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cook County, Lowndes County, Thomas County and Colquitt County.
History
The County was formed on December 11, 1858 from parts of Lowndes County and Thomas County. It was named for Preston Brooks, a politician and member of the House of Representatives of the United States. The first settlers were Spanish missionaries, who settled in 1570 by Florida coming here. During the American Civil War, the County of the main food supplier, and was given the name Bread Basket of the South. The first courthouse was built in 1864.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Brooks County 16,450 people in 6,155 households and 4,370 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 57.36 percent White, 39.34 percent Black or African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.76 percent from other races groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.07 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,155 households out of which 31.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.3 percent were married couples living together, 18.1 percent were single mothers and 29.0 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent of all households and 11.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11 persons.
26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 to 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 26,911, and the median income for a family $ 32,382. Males had a median income of $ 26,303, women $ 18,925. The per capita income was $ 13,977. 19.1 percent of families and 23.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Brooks County
- Baden
- Barney
- Barwick
- Blue Springs
- Dixie
- Durden
- Emerson
- Empress
- Fodie
- Grooverville
- Hollis
- Ione
- Morven
- Nankin
- New Rock Hill
- Oaklawn
- Pavo
- Pebble Hill
- Pidcock
- Quitman
- Shelly
- Shiver
- Spain