Jefferson County (Georgia)

The Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Louisville, the. According to the French King Louis XVI was named.

Geography

The County is located in Northeast Georgia, is located in the northeast about 40 miles from South Carolina and has an area of ​​1372 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: Richmond County, Burke County, Emanuel County, Johnson County, Washington County, Glascock County, Warren County and McDuffie County.

History

Jefferson County was formed on February 20, 1796 from parts of Burke County and Warren County. It was named after President Thomas Jefferson.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Jefferson County 17 266 people in 6,339 households and 4,545 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 42.09 percent White, 56.28 percent Black or African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.83 percent from other races groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.50 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,339 households out of which 34.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.2 percent were married couples living together, 23.1 percent were single mothers and 28.3 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent of all households and 11.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17 persons.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 26,120, and the median income for a family $ 31,380. Males had a median income of $ 27,649, women $ 18,686. The per capita income was $ 13,491. 19.3 percent of families and 23.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Jefferson County

  • Almira
  • Atwell
  • Avera
  • Bartow
  • Ellis Plantation
  • Keysville
  • Louisville
  • Matthews
  • Moxley
  • Noah
  • Old Town
  • Omaha Springs
  • Pine Hill
  • Stapleton
  • Stapletons Crossroads
  • Stella Ville
  • Wadley
  • Wrens
  • Zebina
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