Clay County (Georgia)
The Clay County is located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fort Gaines.
Geography
The County in southwest Georgia and on the west by Alabama. It has an area of 562 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Quitman County, Randolph County, Calhoun County and Early County.
History
Clay County was formed on February 16, 1854 from portions of Early County and Randolph County. It was named after Henry Clay, a senator from Kentucky.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Clay County 3,357 people in 1,347 households and 928 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 38.43 percent White, 60.47 percent Black or African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.66 percent from other races groups; 0.00 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.95 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,347 households out of which 25.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.7 percent were married couples living together, 23.4 percent were single mothers and 31.1 percent were non-families. 27.8 percent of all households and 13.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99 persons.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 to 24, 21.0 percent between 25 and 44, 25.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 21,448, and the median income for a family $ 27,837. Males had a median income of $ 26,557, women $ 17,083. The per capita income was $ 16,819. 28.1 percent of families and 31.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Clay County
- Bellville
- Bethel
- Bluffton
- Cotton Hill
- Days Crossroads
- Fort Gaines
- Garnersville
- Harrison's Mill
- Jeff
- Moores Crossroads
- Pecan
- Rick's Place
- Suttons Corner
- Watson Crossroads
- Zetto