Stewart County, Georgia

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


founded year = 1830
founded date = December 23
seat wl = Lumpkin
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 463
area_total_km2 = 1200
area_land_sq_mi = 459
area_land_km2 = 1188
area_water_sq_mi = 5
area_water_km2 = 12
area percentage =
census yr = 2000
pop = 5252
density_sq_mi =
density_km2 =
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web =
named for = Daniel Stewart

Stewart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 23, 1830. As of 2000, the population is 5,252. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,647 [http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2007-01-13.xls] . The county seat is Lumpkin, GeorgiaGR|6.

History

The area was inhabited by Native Americans in the Pre-Columbian period. Roods Landing Site on the Chattahoochee River is an archaeological site located south of Omaha.

Stewart County was created by an act [Ga. Laws 1830, p 49] of the Georgia General Assembly on December 23, 1830, from land that had been part of Randolph County, Georgia. [ [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/courthouses/stewartCH.htm GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government History of the Stewart County Courthouse] ] The County is named for Daniel Stewart, an Indian fighter, Revolutionary War veteran, and the great-grandfather of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. [ [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2392 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Stewart County ] ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 463 square miles (1,200 km²), of which, 459 square miles (1,188 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (12 km²) of it (0.98%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Chattahoochee County (north)
*Webster County (east)
*Randolph County (south)
*Quitman County (southwest)
*Barbour County, Alabama (west)
*Russell County, Alabama (northwest)

National protected area

* Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,252 people, 2,007 households, and 1,348 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,354 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 61.54% Black or African American, 37.11% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,007 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.50% were married couples living together, 23.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,789, and the median income for a family was $29,611. Males had a median income of $27,568 versus $19,035 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,071. About 17.20% of families and 22.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.40% of those under age 18 and 21.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Greengrove (unincorporated)
*Louvale (unincorporated)
*Lumpkin
*Omaha (unincorporated)
*Richland

Parks and recreation

Florence Marina State Park and Providence Canyon State Park are located in Stewart County.

About convert|800|acre|km2 of the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge are located along the Chattahoochee River's eastern shores in Stewart County. In addition, the Hannahatchee Wildlife Management Area is a convert|5600|acre|km2|sing=on hunting preserve.

References

External links

* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2392&hl=y New Georgia Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.StewartCounty.net Stewart County Georgia Community Web Pages]