Muscogee County, Georgia

Muscogee County is a located in the  of. It is part of the -. As of the, the  was 186,291. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 185,271. Its and only city is, with which it has been a  since the beginning of. The only other city was, which disincorporated in. takes up the remainder of the county. The forms its western border with.

History
The land for, , , , and counties was  by the  in the. The counties' boundaries were created by the on, but they were not named until  of.

It was named for the native. Parts of the then-large county (which went all the way east to the ) were later taken to create every other neighboring Georgia county, including  to the north in. 

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 572 (221 ). 560 km² (216 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (2.14%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 186,291 people, 69,819 households, and 47,686 families residing in the county. The was 333/km² (861/sq mi). There were 76,182 housing units at an average density of 136/km² (352/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 50.42%, 43.74% or , 0.38% , 1.54% , 0.14% , 1.90% from , and 1.87% from two or more races. 4.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There are 69,819 s out of which 34.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.70% were living together, 19.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,798, and the median income for a family was $41,244. Males had a median income of $30,238 versus $24,336 for females. The for the county was $18,262. 15.70% of the population and 12.80% of families were below the line. Out of the total population, 22.00% of those under the age of 18 and 12.10% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Cities and towns

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