Treutlen County, Georgia

Treutlen County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,854. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,753. The is.

History
The state constitutional amendment to create the County was proposed by the on, , and ratified ,. The County is named for, Georgia's first state following adoption of the state Constitution of 1777.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 524 (202 ). 520 km² (201 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.76%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,854 people, 2,531 households, and 1,824 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/sq mi). There were 2,865 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.67%, 33.10% or , 0.06% , 0.26% , 0.32% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,531 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.20% were living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% 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 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,644, and the median income for a family was $32,762. Males had a median income of $26,476 versus $20,286 for females. The for the county was $13,122. About 20.80% of families and 26.30% of the population were below the, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 33.00% of those age 65 or over.