Dougherty County, Georgia

Dougherty County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 96,065. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 94,882. It is included in the. The and largest city is.

History
The county was created by the on,  from a part of  and was named after , a respected judge and lawyer from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 867 (335 ). 854 km² (330 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.51%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 96,065 people, 35,552 households, and 24,282 families residing in the county. The was 113/km² (292/sq mi). There were 39,656 housing units at an average density of 46/km² (120/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 37.80%, 60.13% or , 0.23% , 0.57% , 0.03% , 0.49% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.34% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 35,552 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.90% were living together, 23.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,934, and the median income for a family was $36,655. Males had a median income of $30,742 versus $22,254 for females. The for the county was $16,645. About 19.60% of families and 24.80% of the population were below the, including 35.30% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over.

History
Dougherty County was created on December 15, 1853, from and named for Judge. In 1854 and 1856 small areas were added from.