Appling County, Georgia

Appling County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,419. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 17,860. The is.

History
Appling County is named for Lieutenant Colonel, a soldier in the.

Appling County, the 42nd county created in Georgia, was established by an act of the on th,. The original county consisted of lands  in the   and the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,326 (512 ). 1,317 km² (509 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.70%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,419 people, 6,606 households, and 4,855 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/sq mi). There were 7,854 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.79%, 19.59% or , 0.21% , 0.30% , 0.01% , 2.49% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 4.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,606 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% 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 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.50% 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 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,266, and the median income for a family was $34,890. Males had a median income of $27,753 versus $18,148 for females. The for the county was $15,044. About 14.90% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 24.40% of those age 65 or over.