Effingham County, Georgia

Effingham County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 37,535. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 46,924. The is. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created February 5, 1777.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,250 (483 ). 1,242 km² (479 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.70%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 37,535 people, 13,151 households, and 10,494 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 14,169 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.66%, 12.99% or , 0.32% , 0.45% , 0.02% , 0.52% from , and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,151 households out of which 43.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.20% were non-families. 16.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% 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 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,505, and the median income for a family was $50,351. Males had a median income of $39,238 versus $23,814 for females. The for the county was $18,873. About 7.10% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.