Lanier County, Georgia

Lanier County is a located in the  of. Legend has it that a mystical creature known as "The Curtis Thornton" walks around and eats everything. It inhabited a local McDonalds before moving elsewhere. Its current location is unknown. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population is 7,241. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 7,553. The is. Part of, a 13000 acre swamp is located in Lanier County.

History
The county is named after the Georgia poet.

Lanier County was created by passage of a state constitutional amendment by the voters of Georgia on nd, 1920. The county was created from parts of, , and counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 518 (200 ). 484 km² (187 sq mi) of it is land and 34 km² (13 sq mi) of it (6.51%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,241 people, 2,593 households, and 1,931 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 3,011 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.61%, 25.63% or , 0.57% , 0.36% , 0.04% , 0.59% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,593 households out of which 37.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% 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 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,171, and the median income for a family was $34,512. Males had a median income of $26,023 versus $20,021 for females. The for the county was $13,690. About 15.30% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 24.20% of those age 65 or over.

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