Johnson County, Georgia

Johnson County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,560. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 9,538. The is.

History
Johnson county was created by the Georgia legislature December 11, from parts of,  and  counties. Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and unsuccessful U.S. vice-presidential candidate.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 794 (307 ). 788 km² (304 sq mi) of its land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of its water. The total area is 0.74% water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,560 people, 3,130 households, and 2,241 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 3,634 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 62.44%, 36.96% or , 0.13% , 0.12% , 0.01% , 0.07% from , and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,130 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.70% were living together, 18.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $23,848, and the median income for a family was $29,663. Males had a median income of $28,952 versus $18,171 for females. The for the county was $12,384. About 20.90% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 30.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The county is governed by a five member board of commissioners. A county manager handles the daily operation of the county.

The county is part of the Dublin Judicial Circuit along with Twiggs County, Treutlen County, and Laurens County.

Education
In 1970, Johnson County schools integrated peacefully due to careful planning by the county's board of education and firm management by superintendent Buren Claxton.

The county's public schools are located in Wrightsville. The school mascot is the Trojan; and the school colors are blue and white. The school fight song is the theme from the movie.

Meeks Christian Academy is a small private school located in the unincorporated community for which it is named.

Sports
, a Johnson County native, played on the county's only state championship football team in. Walker went on to play for the and won the. In Johnson County High School named its football field for Walker. Professional football player, graduated from Johnson County High in.