Fannin County, Georgia

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Fannin County, Georgia
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Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1854
Seat	Blue Ridge
Largest city	Blue Ridge
Area - Total - Land - Water	391 sq mi (1,014 km²) 386 sq mi (999 km²) 3 sq mi (9 km²), 1.45%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	21,887 51/sq mi (20/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Fannin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on January 21, 1854. As of 2000, the population was 19,798. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 22,580 [1]. The county seat is Blue Ridge, Georgia^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 External links

[edit] History

The county is named for Georgia native James Fannin, who fought and died during the Texas Revolution.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 391 square miles (1,014 km²), of which, 386 square miles (999 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (1.45%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Secondary Highways

Old U.S. Highway 76 Also Old S.R. 2
Loving Road
Old S.R. 2
Aska Road
Madola Road
Lebanon Road
Mobile Road
Curtis Switch Road
Galloway Road
Doublehead Gap Road
Skeenah Gap Road

[edit] Adjacent counties

Cherokee County, North Carolina - northeast
Union County, Georgia - east
Dawson County, Georgia - southeast
Lumpkin County, Georgia - southeast
Gilmer County, Georgia - west
Murray County, Georgia - west
Polk County, Tennessee - northwest

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 19,798 people, 8,369 households, and 6,008 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 11,134 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.98% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,369 households out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 28.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,612, and the median income for a family was $35,258. Males had a median income of $28,728 versus $21,246 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,269. About 10.20% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.