Haralson County, Georgia
The Haralson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Buchanan, which was named after President James Buchanan.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Georgia, on the west by Alabama and has an area of 733 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Polk County, Paulding County and Carroll County.
History
Haralson County was formed on January 26, 1856 112 County in Georgia from parts of Carroll County and Polk County. It was named after General Hugh A. Haralson, a congress member and officer in the state militia.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were in the Haralson County 25,690 people in 9,826 households and 7,192 families. The population density was 39 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.97 percent White, 5.40 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.0 percent residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.20 percent from other races groups; 0.83 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.56 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,826 households out of which 33.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers and 26.8 percent were non-families. 23.0 percent of all households and 10.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03 persons.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,656, and the median income for a family $ 38,373. Males have a median income of $ 31,816, women $ 20,821. The per capita income was $ 15,823. 11.4 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Haralson County
- Abernathy Mill
- Bremen
- Buchanan
- Budapest
- Drake Town
- Dugdown
- Felton
- Hooper
- Morgan
- Poplar Springs
- Steadman
- Tallapoosa
- Waco
- West Bremen
- West Crossing