Taylor County (Georgia)
The Taylor County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Butler.
Geography
The County is located in west-central Georgia, is about 80 miles from Alabama and has an area of 983 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Upson County, Crawford County, Peach County, Macon County, Schley County, Marion County and Talbot County.
History
Taylor County was formed on 15 January 1852 as the 98th County of Georgia from parts of Macon County, the Marion County and Talbot County. It was named after Zachary Taylor, an officer in the Tex- Mexican War and later 12th President of the United States.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 8,815 people in Taylor County. Of these, 418 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 3,281 households and 2,283 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 55.39 percent White, 42.56 percent Black or African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, and 0.93 percent from other races. 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.85 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,281 households out of which 30.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.5 percent were married couples living together, 20.1 percent were single mothers and 30.4 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent of all households and 11.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12 persons.
26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 25,148, and the median income for a family $ 30,000. Males have a median income of $ 30,278, women $ 20,241. The per capita income was $ 13,432. 20.2 percent of families and 26.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Beechwood
- Butler
- Carsonville
- Charing
- Fickling Mill
- Five Points
- Goldson
- Howard
- Jarrell
- Mauk
- Mizell
- Norwich
- Panhandle
- Pottersville
- Reynolds
- Rupert
- Wesley