Stephens County (Georgia)
The Stephens County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Toccoa, named after an Indian word that means something like beautiful.
Geography
The County is located in the north of Georgia, bordered on the northeast by South Carolina and is in the north about 40 miles from North Carolina. It has an area of 477 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Franklin County, Banks County and Habersham County.
History
Stephens County was formed on August 18, 1905 from parts of Franklin County and the Habersham County. It was named after Alexander Hamilton Stephens, a vice president of the Confederacy and governor of Georgia.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 25,435 people in Stephens County. Of these, 941 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 9,951 households and 7,065 families. The population density was 55 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 85.74 percent White, 12.00 percent Black or African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.40 percent from other races groups; 0.95 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.98 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,951 households out of which 30.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers and 29.0 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households and 11.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.5 percent between 18 to 24, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 29,466, and the median income for a family $ 35,660. Males had a median income of $ 28,067, women $ 20,850. The per capita income was $ 15,529. 11.3 percent of families and 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Avalon
- Ayers Ville
- Boydville
- Carnes Creek
- Eastanollee
- Fairview
- Fighting Pine
- Fowler Town
- Jarrett
- Martin
- Mize
- Toccoa
- Toccoa Falls
- Toms Creek
- Union Hill