Dade County, Georgia

Dade County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,154. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 16,040. The is.

Dade County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 451 (174 ). 451 km² (174 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,154 people, 5,633 households, and 4,264 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (87/sq mi). There were 6,224 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.51%, 0.63% or , 0.49% , 0.38% , 0.03% , 0.20% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,633 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,259, and the median income for a family was $39,481. Males had a median income of $31,534 versus $21,753 for females. The for the county was $16,127. About 7.50% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.

History
Dade County was established in and was named for Major, who was killed in the Dade Massacre by  Indians in December,.

The first settlers of Dade County won the land in Georgia's land lottery and came to work in coke and coal mines.

Georgia did not have a road connecting to Dade County until the purchase of Cloudland Canyon in. The county could only be accessed through Alabama and Tennessee until then.

Covenant College, originally established in California in, moved to Lookout Mountain in.

Quarter Controversy


Shortly after the Georgia was released, Dade County gained attention over an apparent mistake in the quarter. The outline of the state of Georgia on the quarter appears to have accidentally left out Dade County, which is in the extreme northwestern part of the state.

Cities and towns

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