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Atkinson County, Georgia




  State Georgia
  Map Atkinson County Georgiapng
  Map Size 225
  Founded 1917
  Seat Pearson
  Largest City Pearson
  Area Mi 344
  Area Km 891
  Area Land Mi 388
  Area Land Km 876
  Area Water Mi 6
  Area Water Km 16
  Area Percentage 176%
  Census Estimate Yr 2006
  Pop 8,047
  Density Mi 22
  Density Km 9
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5
  DST Offset -4


Atkinson County is a is Pearson, Georgia 6 .


HISTORY

The county is named for William Yates Atkinson , Democratic governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 891 Km&2 (344 Mi&2 ). 876 km&2 (338 mi&2) of it is land and 16 km&2 (6 mi&2) of it (1.76%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 2,717 households, and 1,980 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 9/km&2 (22/mi&2). There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 4/km&2 (9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 66.79% White , 19.61% Black or African American , 0.37% Native American , 0.12% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 12.03% from Other Races , and 1.06% from two or more races. 16.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,717 households out of which 38.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were Married Couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,470, and the median income for a family was $32,688. Males had a median income of $24,763 versus $18,434 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $12,178. About 18.10% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 31.00% of those age 65 or over.


CITIES AND TOWNS


Incorporated



Unincorporated

  • Axson

  • Henderson Still

  • Kirkland

  • Leliaton

  • Oberry

  • Sandy Bottom

  • Stokesville



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