Bacon County, Georgia

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Bacon County, Georgia
Map
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1914
Seat	Alma
Largest city	Alma
Area - Total - Land - Water	286 sq mi (741 km²) 285 sq mi (738 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.34%
Population^Est. - (2006) - Density	10,482 36/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Bacon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914 and ratified November 3, 1914. As of 2000, the population is 10,103. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 10,507 [1]. The county seat is Alma, Georgia^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 286 square miles (741 km²), of which, 285 square miles (738 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.34%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Appling County (northeast)
Pierce County (east)
Ware County (south)
Coffee County (west)
Jeff Davis County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 10,103 people, 3,833 households, and 2,813 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 4,464 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.48% White, 15.70% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.46% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,833 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,910, and the median income for a family was $32,579. Males had a median income of $27,780 versus $19,049 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,289. About 20.20% of families and 23.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.40% of those under age 18 and 25.70% of those age 65 or over.

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