Marion County, Georgia

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Marion County, Georgia
Map
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	December 14, 1827
Seat	Buena Vista
Largest city	Buena Vista
Area - Total - Land - Water	367 sq mi (951 km²) 367 sq mi (951 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	7,244 20/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Marion County is a county located in the state of Georgia, USA. It was created on December 14, 1827. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population is 7,144. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 7,024 [1]. The county seat is Buena Vista, Georgia^[1].

The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Localities
- 3.1 City
- 3.2 Other place

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 367 square miles (951 km²), of which, 367 square miles (951 km²) of it is land and 0.386 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Talbot County (north)
Taylor County (northeast)
Schley County (east)
Sumter County (southeast)
Webster County (south)
Chattahoochee County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 7,144 people, 2,668 households, and 1,912 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,130 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.85% White, 34.07% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.95% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 5.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,668 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,145, and the median income for a family was $31,928. Males had a median income of $27,118 versus $21,211 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,044. About 17.80% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.20% of those under age 18 and 25.10% of those age 65 or over.