Dade County (Georgia)
The Dade County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Trenton, named after the town in New Jersey.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme north-west, bounded on the north by Tennessee and to the west by Alabama. It has an area of 451 square kilometers, has no appreciable water surface and is bounded on the southeast by the Walker County.
History
Dade County was formed as a 91 County in Georgia from parts of Walker County on December 25, 1837. It was named after Francis Langhorne Dade of Virginia, a major who was killed in 1835 fighting with the Seminoles.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 15,154 people in Dade County. Of these, 770 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 5,633 households and 4,264 families. The population density was 34 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.51 percent White, 0.63 percent African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.20 percent from other races groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.90 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,633 households out of which 33.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.5 percent were single mothers and 24.3 percent were non-families. 21.7 percent of all households and 8.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.
23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.8 percent between 18 to 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,259, and the median income for a family $ 39,481. Males have a median income of $ 31,534, women $ 21,753. The per capita income was $ 16,127. 7.5 percent of families and 9.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Dade County
- Amos Mill
- Avans
- Cloverdale
- Cole City
- Gass
- Head River
- Hooker
- Morganville
- New England
- Rising Fawn
- Stewartstown
- Sulphur Springs Station
- Trenton
- Union
- West Brow
- Wildwood