Elbert County (Georgia)
The Elbert County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Elberton.
Geography
The County is located in Northeast Georgia, on the east by South Carolina and is in the north about 100 miles from Tennessee away. It has an area of 970 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lincoln County, Wilkes County, Oglethorpe County, Madison County and Hart County.
History
Elbert County was formed as the 13th county in Georgia from portions of Wilkes County on December 10, 1790. It was named for Samuel Elbert, a hero of the Revolutionary War and early governor of Georgia.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Elbert County 20 511 people in 8,004 households and 5,770 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 66.94 percent White, 30.85 percent Black or African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.06 percent from other races groups; 0.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.38 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,004 households out of which 32.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers and 27.9 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent of all households and 11.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 to 24, 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,724, and the median income for a family $ 34,276. Males had a median income of $ 27,221, women $ 19,737. The per capita income was $ 14,535. 14.6 percent of families and 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Elbert County
- Bell
- Beverly
- Bowman
- Centerville
- Dewy Rose
- Dove Creek
- Elberton
- Ethridge
- Fort Sonia
- Goss
- Hard Cash
- Heard Mont
- Match
- Middleton
- Montevideo
- Nick Ville
- North Elberton
- Oglesby
- Pearl
- Skirt Branch
- Ruckersville
- Silk Mills
- Thirteen Forks