Union County (Georgia)
The Union County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Blairsville.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme north of Georgia, bordering North Carolina and has an area of 852 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Towns County, White County, Lumpkin County and Fannin County.
History
Union County was formed as the 88th county in Georgia from the Indian territory of the Cherokee on 3 December 1832. It was named not for his support of the North in the Civil War, but according to the Union party, which existed 28 years before the Civil War broke out.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 17,289 people in Union County. Of these, 443 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 7,159 households and 5,211 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.94 percent White, 0.58 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.24 percent from other races groups; 0.74 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.88 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,159 households out of which 24.80 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 62.90 percent were married couples living together, 7.10 percent were single mothers and 27.20 per cent were non-families. 24.20 percent of all households and 12.00 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.77 persons.
20.00 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.60 percent between 18 to 24, 23.60 percent between 25 and 44, 28.20 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.60 per cent were 65 years or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,893, and the median income for a family $ 39,776. Males have a median income of $ 29,127, women $ 20,871. The per capita income was $ 18,845. 9.30 percent of families and 12.50 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Baxter
- Bethlehem
- Blairsville
- Bunker Hill
- Canal Lake
- Choestoe
- Fain
- Gaddistown
- Hood
- Ivylog
- Jones Creek
- Lance Mill
- Lewner
- Notalee Orchards
- Owltown
- Pleasant Grove
- Sarah
- Suches
- Thomas Mill
- Town Creek
- Townsend Mill
- Youngstown