Banks County, Georgia

Banks County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,422. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 16,445. The is.

History
The passed legislation to create Banks County on,  from  and  Counties.

The County is named for, a prominent  in.

,, was born in Banks County in  in an area of the county knows as The Narrows - a small farming community consisting of fewer than 100 people.

Law and government
As of  the county's government consisted of a three-member county commission, with one being the Chairman of the Commission.


 * Gene Hart is the Commission Chairman, Rickey Cain and Pat Westmoreland are the other two members
 * The Sheriff is Charles Chapman
 * The Coroner is Billy Poole
 * The Probate Judge is Betty Thomas
 * The Clerk of Court is Timothy Harper.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 606 (234 ). 605 km² (234 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.09%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,422 people, 5,364 households, and 4,162 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (62/sq mi). There were 5,808 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.16%, 3.22% , 0.30% , 0.60% , 0.06% , 1.96% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 3.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,364 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.40% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $43,136. Males had a median income of $29,986 versus $21,698 for females. The for the county was $17,424. About 9.80% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.