Clinch County, Georgia

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Clinch County, Georgia
Map
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1850
Seat	Homerville
Largest city	Homerville
Area - Total - Land - Water	824 sq mi (2,135 km²) 809 sq mi (2,096 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 1.81%
Population^Est. - (2006) - Density	6,897 8/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Clinch County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 14, 1850. As of 2000, the population is 6,878 [1]. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,992. The county seat is Homerville, Georgia^[1].

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 824 square miles (2,135 km²), of which, 809 square miles (2,096 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (39 km²) of it (1.81%) is water. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

[edit] Major highways

U.S. Route 84
U.S. Route 221
U.S. Route 441
State Route 31
State Route 37
State Route 38
State Route 89
State Route 94
State Route 122
State Route 168
State Route 187

[edit] Adjacent counties

Atkinson County (north)
Ware County (east)
Columbia County, Florida (south)
Echols County (southwest)
Lanier County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,878 people, 2,512 households, and 1,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,837 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.93% White, 29.50% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,512 households out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were married couples living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% 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 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,755, and the median income for a family was $31,755. Males had a median income of $26,905 versus $19,347 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,023. About 22.20% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.90% of those under age 18 and 30.90% of those age 65 or over.