Madison County, Georgia

Madison County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 5, 1811. As of 2000, the population was 25,730. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 27,289. The is. Madison County is included in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 740 (286 ). 735 km² (284 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.59%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,730 people, 9,800 households, and 7,330 families residing in the county. The was 35/km² (91/sq mi). There were 10,520 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.01%, 8.46% or , 0.19% , 0.28% , 0.03% , 1.03% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.97% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,800 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,347, and the median income for a family was $42,189. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $22,426 for females. The for the county was $16,998. About 9.20% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.

Madison County Georgia Links
Madison County Official Website Madison County Chamber of Commerce