- Terrell County, Georgia
Infobox U.S. County
county = Terrell County
state = Georgia
founded year = 1856
founded date = February 16
seat wl = Albany
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 338
area_total_km2 = 874
area_land_sq_mi = 335
area_land_km2 = 869
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 6
area percentage =
census yr = 2000
pop = 10970
density_sq_mi =
density_km2 =
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web =
named for =William Terrell Terrell County is a
county located in theU.S. state of Georgia. The 2000 United States Census reported the county's population at 10,970. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,260 [http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2007-01-13.xls] . Thecounty seat is Dawson, Georgia.GR|6Terrell County is included in the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Formed from portions of Randolph and Lee counties on
February 16 ,1856 , by an act of theGeorgia General Assembly , Terrell County is named for Dr. William Terrell of Sparta, Georgia, who served in the Georgia General Assembly and theUnited States House of Representatives .Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 338square mile s (874km² ), of which, 335 square miles (869 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.Major highways
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*Adjacent counties
*Webster County, Georgia - north
*Sumter County, Georgia - northeast
*Lee County, Georgia - east
*Dougherty County, Georgia - southeast
*Calhoun County, Georgia - southwest
*Randolph County, Georgia - westDemographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 10,970 people, 4,002 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. Thepopulation density was 33 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 4,460 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 37.95% White, 60.69% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 4,002 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.10% were married couples living together, 24.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,969, and the median income for a family was $31,693. Males had a median income of $27,320 versus $19,895 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,894. About 22.70% of families and 28.60% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 40.50% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.Cities and towns
*Bronwood
*Dawson
*Parrott
*Sasseree also
* USS "Terrell County" (LST-1157)
External links
* [http://terrellcounty.georgia.gov/ terrellcounty.georgia.gov]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1267 The New Georgia Encyclopedia Terrell County entry]
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