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Berrien County, Georgia




  State Georgia
  Map Berrien County Georgiapng
  Map Size 225
  Founded 1856
  Seat Nashville
  Largest City Nashville
  Area Mi 458
  Area Km 1,186
  Area Land Mi 452
  Area Land Km 1,172
  Area Water Mi 5
  Area Water Km 14
  Area Percentage 117%
  Census Estimate Yr 2006
  Pop 16,756
  Density Mi 36
  Density Km 14
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5
  DST Offset -4


Berrien County is a is Nashville, Georgia 6 .

Berrien County was created 25 February 1856 out of portions of Coffee , Irwin and Lowndes counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,186 Km&2 (458 Mi&2 ). 1,172 km&2 (452 mi&2) of it is land and 14 km&2 (5 mi&2) of it (1.17%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 16,235 people, 6,261 households, and 4,539 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 14/km&2 (36/mi&2). There were 7,100 housing units at an average density of 6/km&2 (16/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.48% White , 11.43% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 1.53% from Other Races , and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,261 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were Married Couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,044, and the median income for a family was $34,643. Males had a median income of $25,559 versus $19,790 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,375. About 14.60% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.


SCHOOL AND SPORTS

Berrien County is home to the Rebels and Rebelettes. The High School band is known as the Rebel Regiment


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