Cook County, Georgia

Cook County is a located in the  of. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 30, 1918 and ratified November 5, 1918. As of, the population is 15,771. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 16,366. The is. is in Cook County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 604 (233 ). 593 km² (229 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (1.80%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,771 people, 5,882 households, and 4,282 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (69/sq mi). There were 6,558 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.93%, 29.09% or , 0.22% , 0.42% , 0.03% , 1.53% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 3.08% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,882 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.00% 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 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,582, and the median income for a family was $31,820. Males had a median income of $26,262 versus $19,703 for females. The for the county was $13,465. About 16.50% of families and 20.70% of the population were below the, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 24.40% of those age 65 or over.