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GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 860 Km&2 (332 Mi&2 ). 857 km&2 (331 mi&2) of it is land and 3 km&2 (1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water. Adjacent counties
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 11,756 people, 4,741 households, and 3,380 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 14/km&2 (36/mi&2). There were 5,288 housing units at an average density of 6/km&2 (16/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% White , 2.76% Black or African American , 0.13% Native American , 0.01% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.93% from Other Races , and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,741 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were Married Couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $22,356, and the median income for a family was $27,112. Males had a median income of $21,820 versus $17,783 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $14,365. 23.40% of the population and 20.00% of families were below the Poverty Line . 27.60% of those under the age of 18 and 30.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CITIES AND TOWNS SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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