Lumpkin County, Georgia
The Lumpkin County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dahlonega. The city's name comes from the Indian word Taulonica, which means as much as "Yellow Gold".
Geography
The County in northern Georgia, about 40 km to the northern border of Tennessee and has an area of 738 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water, and bordered clockwise to the following counties: White County, Hall County, Dawson County, Fannin County and Union County.
History
Lumpkin County was formed on December 3, 1832 from parts of Cherokee County, the Habersham County and Hall County. It was named after Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia and a Congress Member.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Lumpkin County 21,016 people in 7,537 households and 5,366 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 94.02 percent White, 1.46 percent African American, 0.97 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.57 percent from other races groups; 1.53 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.46 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,537 households out of which 32.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.5 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers and 28.8 percent were non-families. 22.0 percent of all households and 6.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04 persons.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 15.4 percent between 18 to 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 9.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 39,167, and the median income for a family $ 46,368. Males have a median income of $ 31,289, women $ 23,955. The per capita income was $ 18,062. 9.0 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Lumpkin County
- Auraria
- Buckhorn Tavern
- Burtsboro
- Cane Creek
- Dahlonega
- Fort Smith
- Nimblewill
- Porter Springs
- Turners Corner