Telfair County, Georgia

Telfair County is a located in the  of. . As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population is 11,794. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 13,205. The is.

History
The County was created on, , and is named for , sixteenth  and member of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,150 (444 ). 1,142 km² (441 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.67%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,794 people, 4,140 households, and 2,873 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 5,083 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 59.71%, 38.44% or , 0.03% , 0.20% , 1.16% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,140 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.40% were living together, 16.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 110.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,097, and the median income for a family was $32,513. Males had a median income of $26,444 versus $19,970 for females. The for the county was $14,197. About 17.30% of families and 21.20% of the population were below the, including 26.40% of those under age 18 and 23.70% of those age 65 or over.