Lumpkin County, Georgia

Lumpkin County is a located in the  of. As of the, the  is 21,016. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 26,705. Its is.

History
Lumpkin County was created on December 3, 1832. The county was named for former. Lumpkin's daughter,, was the source for the city name of (which was the previous name for ).

Many also attribute Atlanta's name to Martha's middle name of ; however, there are conflicting accounts which suggest the name Atlanta was derived as the feminine form of Atlantic (Atlanta being one end of the ) by, Chief Engineer of the.

Gold was discovered in the county near in the, and the U.S. government briefly had a mint in  as a result until. Gold from the county was later used on the roof of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 738 (285 ). 737 km² (284 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water. The peak of is the highest point in the county at 3,852 feet.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,016 people, 7,537 households, and 5,366 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (74/sq mi). There were 8,263 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.02%, 1.46% or , 0.97% , 0.38% , 0.08% , 1.57% from , and 1.53% from two or more races. 3.46% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,537 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% 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 24.30% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $46,368. Males had a median income of $31,289 versus $23,955 for females. The for the county was $18,062. About 9.00% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.