Houston County, Georgia

Houston County (pronounced house-ton, not Hugh-stun like the Texas city of ) is a located in the  of. It was created on May 15, 1821. It is part of the. As of the, the  is 110,765. Explosive growth in the county is evident, with the Census 2005 estimates showing a population of 126,163. This makes Houston County the fastest growing county in Georgia not within Atlanta's CSA. Its is. The county is named not after the familiar military hero but rather after Georgia governor  (who used that spelling during his lifetime).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 984 (380 ). 976 km² (377 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.81%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 110,765 people, 40,911 households, and 30,233 families residing in the county. The was 114/km² (294/sq mi). There were 44,509 housing units at an average density of 46/km² (118/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.57%, 24.76% or , 0.34% , 1.59% , 0.06% , 1.03% from , and 1.65% from two or more races. 3.04% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 40,911 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% 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 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 31.80% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,638, and the median income for a family was $50,384. Males had a median income of $36,031 versus $25,537 for females. The for the county was $19,515. About 8.40% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated Communities

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