Evans County, Georgia

Evans County is a located in the  of. , the population is 10,495. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 11,443. The is.

History
On, , the proposed a constitutional amendment to create Evans County from  and  counties. Georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment on, , which marks the official date of Evans County's creation. The county was named in honor of.

Law and Government
Evans County has a board of commissioners,, tax commissioner and. The original top positions were held by:
 * H. Leonard Brewton -- First County Commissioner (1915-1920)
 * T. Walton Rogers -- First County Sheriff (, -, )
 * T.J. Edwards -- First County Tax Commissioner (, -, )
 * R.R. Tippins, Sr. -- First Clerk of Court (, -, )

Individuals currently holding those offices are:


 * Charles Oglesby -- Current County Commissioner Chairman
 * Eddie Bradley -- Sheriff
 * Wanda Mosley -- Tax Commissioner
 * Gail McCooey -- Clerk of Court

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 484 (187 ). 479 km² (185 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (1.05%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,495 people, 3,778 households, and 2,678 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (57/sq mi). There were 4,381 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 61.69%, 32.98% or , 0.18% , 0.31% , 0.03% , 4.23% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 5.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,778 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.00% were living together, 16.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,447, and the median income for a family was $31,074. Males had a median income of $26,959 versus $17,587 for females. The for the county was $12,758. About 23.10% of families and 27.00% of the population were below the, including 36.20% of those under age 18 and 23.60% of those age 65 or over.

External link

 * National Association of Counties