Cook County (Georgia)
The Cook County is located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is nobility.
Geography
The County is located in southern Georgia, is about 40 km from the northern border of Florida and has an area of 604 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Berrien County, Lowndes County, Brooks County, Colquitt County and Tift County.
History
Cook County was formed as a 153 County in Georgia from portions of Berrien County on July 30, 1918. It was named after Philip Cook, a general who fought in the Seminole and Civil War and over 20 years a minister in Georgia was.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Cook County 15,771 people in 5,882 households and 4,282 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 67.93 percent White, 29.09 percent Black or African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.53 percent from other races groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.08 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,882 households out of which 34.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.3 percent were married couples living together, 15.3 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent of all households and 10.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12 persons.
28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 to 24, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,582, and the median income for a family $ 31,820. Males had a median income of $ 26,262, women $ 19,703. The per capita income was $ 13,465. 16.5 percent of families and 20.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Cook County
- Nobility
- Barnesdale
- Barneyville
- Burney Hill
- Cecil
- Chaserville
- Flatford
- Greggs
- LaConte
- Lenox
- Massee
- Pine Valley
- Sparks
- Staunton
- Wagon Wheel