Hancock County, Georgia

Hancock County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 17, 1793. As of, the population is 10,076. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 9,643. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,240 (479 ). 1,226 km² (473 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.14%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 77.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,076 people, 3,237 households, and 2,311 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 4,287 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 21.46%, 77.76% or , 0.16% , 0.11% , 0.14% from , and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,237 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.00% were living together, 28.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 114.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,003, and the median income for a family was $27,232. Males had a median income of $26,062 versus $19,328 for females. The for the county was $10,916. About 26.10% of families and 29.40% of the population were below the, including 45.40% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over. Hancock County is the poorest county in Georgia and the 55th poorest in the country according the per capita income.

Notable residents

 * , (1795-1861), born in Hancock County, later member of the from.
 * , (1778 - July 4, 1855), member of, his house still stands in Sparta today.