Lee County (Georgia)

The Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Leesburg.

Geography

The County is located in the central southwest Georgia, is in the west about 90 miles from Alabama and south about 110 km from the northern border of Florida removed. It has an area of 938 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers of water are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Crisp County, Worth County, Dougherty County, Terrell County and Sumter County.

History

Lee County was formed on June 9, 1825 Original County. It was named, as well as Leesburg, according to Richard Henry Lee, who had proposed the continental congress that the new colonies should be free and independent in the south.

The first Countyverwaltung the courthouse was in Starkville, until it was totally destroyed by a fire in 1856. After that Leesburg was County seat. But this burned down completely in 1872.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Lee County 24 757 people in 8,229 households and 6,797 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 82.24 percent White, 15.50 percent Black or African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.84 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.48 percent from other races groups; 0.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.21 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,229 households out of which 48.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers and 17.4 percent were non-families. 14.3 percent of all households and 4.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.21 persons.

30.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 33.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 6.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 102.1 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 48,600, and the median income for a family $ 53,132. Males had a median income of $ 39,848, women $ 25,715. The per capita income was $ 19,897. 6.5 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lee County

  • Armena
  • Beloit
  • Byne Crossroads
  • Century
  • Chehaw
  • Chokee
  • Eagle Pond
  • Forrester
  • Leesburg
  • Mossy Dell
  • Neyami
  • Oakland
  • Palmyra
  • Philema
  • Scrutchins
  • Smithville
  • Starkville
  • Stocks
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