Pulaski County (Georgia)
The Pulaski County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hawkinsville, named after Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, a hero of the Revolutionary War.
Geography
The County is located just south of the geographic center of Georgia and has an area of 647 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface are. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bleckley County, Dodge County, Wilcox County, Dooly County and Houston County.
History
Pulaski County was formed as the 36th county in Georgia from parts of Laurens County on 13 December 1808. It was named after the Polish General Casimir Pulaski, who was mortally wounded in the Revolutionary War at Savannah.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 9,588 people in Pulaski County. Of these, 1,106 people lived in collective centers, the other residents living in 3,407 households and 2,340 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 63.01 percent White, 34.28 percent Black or African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.13 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.16 per cent were from other ethnic groups. 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.82 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,407 households out of which 30.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers and 31.3 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent of all households and 13.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04 persons.
23.10 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 to 24, 31.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 74.1 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,895, and the median income for a family $ 38,924. Males have a median income of $ 30,767, women $ 20,517. The per capita income was $ 16,435. 12.3 percent of families and 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Browndale
- Finleyson
- Goose Neck
- Hartford
- Hawkinsville
- Mobley Crossing
- Tippett
- Wallace