Walker County, Georgia

Infobox U.S. County
county = Walker County
state = Georgia


founded year = 1833
founded date = December 18
seat wl = LaFayette
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 447
area_total_km2 = 1158
area_land_sq_mi =
area_land_km2 = 1157
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage =
census yr = 2000
pop = 61053
density_sq_mi =
density_km2 =
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset =
footnotes =
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named for =

Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 18, 1833. As of 2000, the population was 61,053. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 64,554 [http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2007-01-13.xls] . The county seat is LaFayette, GeorgiaGR|6.

Walker County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 447 square miles (1,158 km²), of which, 447 square miles (1,157 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Hamilton County, Tennessee - north
*Catoosa County, Georgia - northeast
*Whitfield County, Georgia - east
*Gordon County, Georgia - southeast
*Floyd County, Georgia - south
*Chattooga County, Georgia - south
*DeKalb County, Alabama - southwest
*Dade County, Georgia - west

National protected areas

* Chattahoochee National Forest (part)
* Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 61,053 people, 23,605 households, and 17,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 137 people per square mile (53/km²). There were 25,577 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.43% White, 3.78% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,605 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,406, and the median income for a family was $39,034. Males had a median income of $29,448 versus $21,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,867. About 10.00% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Chickamauga
*LaFayette
*Lookout Mountain
*Rossville
*Fort Oglethorpe

Communities

* Chattanooga Valley
* Noble
* Fairview
* Kensington
* Naomi
* Rock Spring

External links

* [http://www.cityofchickamaugageorgia.org City of Chickamauga]
* [http://cityoflafayettega.org City of LaFayette]
* [http://www.rossvillegagov.us City of Rossville]
* [http://www.cityoflookoutmountain.com City of Lookout Mountain, Ga.]
* [http://walker.thegaproject.org/ Walker County, GA, genealogy]