Candler County, Georgia

Candler County is a located in the  of. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 14, 1914 and ratified November 3, 1914. As of, the population is 9,577. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,321. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 644 (249 ). 639 km² (247 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 23.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 46.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 57.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 121.svg|20px]] (The Woodpecker Trail)

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,577 people, 3,375 households, and 2,426 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 3,893 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.45%, 27.08% or , 0.19% , 0.28% , 0.03% , 6.16% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 9.21% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,375 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 14.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,022, and the median income for a family was $30,705. Males had a median income of $24,482 versus $18,750 for females. The for the county was $12,958. About 21.40% of families and 26.10% of the population were below the, including 36.90% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.