Harris County (Georgia)
The Harris County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hamilton, named after James Hamilton Jr., a governor of South Carolina.
Geography
The county in the west of Georgia, bordering Alabama and has an area of 1225 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Troup County, Meriwether County, Talbot County and Muscogee County.
History
Harris County was formed on December 14, 1827 as 71 County of Georgia from portions of Muscogee County and Troup County. It was named a lawyer and mayor of Savannah to Charles Harris.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Harris County 23,695 people in 8,822 households and 6,987 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 78.43 percent White, 19.47 percent Black or African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.34 percent from other races groups; 0.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.10 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,822 households out of which 34.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers and 20.8 percent were non-families. 17.9 percent of all households and 7.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02 persons.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.3 percent between 18 to 24, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44, 26.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 47,763, and the median income for a family $ 54,834. Males have a median income of $ 37,955, women $ 27,095. The per capita income was $ 21,680. 6.5 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Harris County
- Cataula
- Champion Cross Road
- Ellerslie
- Fortson
- Hamilton
- Hopewell
- Jones Crossroads
- Kingsboro
- Mountain Hill
- Mountain Brook
- Mulberry Grove
- Oak Mountain
- Ossahatchie
- Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain Valley
- Piney Grove
- Rehobeth
- Ridgeway
- Shiloh
- Smiths Crossroads
- Turn Time Crossroads
- Waverly Hall
- West Point
- Whiteville
National park
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park