- Miller County, Georgia
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Miller County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.Founded 1856 Seat Colquitt Largest city Colquitt Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
283.72 sq mi (735 km²)
283.05 sq mi (733 km²)
0.68 sq mi (2 km²), 0.24%PopulationEst.
- (2007)
- Density
6,163
23/sq mi (9/km²)Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 26, 1856. As of 2000, the population was 6,383. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,163.[1] The county seat is Colquitt.[2]
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Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 283.72 square miles (734.8 km2), of which 283.05 square miles (733.1 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[3]
Major highways
U.S. Highway 27
Georgia State Route 1
Georgia State Route 45
Georgia State Route 91
Georgia State Route 273
Georgia State Route 310
Adjacent counties
- Baker County (northeast)
- Decatur County (southeast)
- Seminole County (southwest)
- Early County (northwest)
This county was named after Kyle Grant Miller.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,383 people, 2,487 households, and 1,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 9/km² (23/mi²). There were 2,770 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.26% White, 28.90% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,487 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,335, and the median income for a family was $31,866. Males had a median income of $25,995 versus $20,886 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,435. About 16.90% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.70% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Cities and towns
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- Colquitt-Miller County Chamber of Commerce Official Website
- Miller County Liberal official website of newspaper founded in 1897 by Zula Cook Brown Toole
Early County Baker County Miller County, Georgia
Seminole County Decatur County Municipalities and communities of Miller County, Georgia City Unincorporated
communityCategories:- Georgia (U.S. state) counties
- Miller County, Georgia
- 1856 establishments in the United States
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