Stewart County (Georgia)
The Stewart County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lumpkin.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Georgia, on the border with Alabama and has an area of 1200 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: Chattahoochee County, Marion County, Webster County, Randolph County and Quitman County.
History
Stewart County was formed on December 23, 1830. It was named for General Daniel Stewart, an officer in the Revolutionary War and great-grandfather of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 5,252 people in Stewart County. Of these, 269 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 2,007 households and 1,348 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 37.1 percent white, 61.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.5 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,007 households out of which 27.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 39.5 percent were married couples living together, 23.1 percent were single mothers and 32.8 percent were non-families. 29.5 percent of all households and 14.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 to 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,789, and the median income for a family $ 29,611. Males have a median income of $ 27,568, women $ 19,035. The per capita income was $ 16,071. 17.2 percent of families and 22.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Beatrice
- Brooklyn
- Charles
- Coffinton
- Florence
- Heard Place
- Louvale
- Louvale station
- Lumpkin
- Omaha
- Randall
- Richland
- Sanford
- Troutman
- Union
- Upper Bradley Place