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Jeff Davis County, Georgia




  State Georgia
  Map Jeff Davis County Georgiapng
  Map Size 225
  Founded August 18 , 1905
  Seat Hazlehurst
  Largest City Hazlehurst
  Area Mi 335
  Area Km 869
  Area Land Mi 333
  Area Land Km 963
  Area Water Mi 2
  Area Water Km 5
  Area Percentage 061%
  Census Estimate Yr 2005
  Pop 13,083
  Density Mi 38
  Density Km 15
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5
  DST Offset -4


Jeff Davis County is a is Hazlehurst, Georgia 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 869 Km&2 (335 Mi&2 ). 863 km&2 (333 mi&2) of it is land and 5 km&2 (2 mi&2) of it (0.61%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 12,684 people, 4,828 households, and 3,592 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 15/km&2 (38/mi&2). There were 5,581 housing units at an average density of 6/km&2 (17/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 81.20% White , 15.14% Black or African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.44% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.39% from Other Races , and 0.55% from two or more races. 5.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,828 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were Married Couples living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 22.30% 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 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% 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 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,310, and the median income for a family was $30,930. Males had a median income of $26,261 versus $20,095 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $13,780. About 16.80% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 22.10% of those age 65 or over.


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