Hall County, Georgia

Hall County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 139,277. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia. Explosive growth is evident, with the Census estimates for 2005 showing a population of 165,771. The is.

History
Hall County was created on, from Cherokee lands  by the  (1817) and.

The County is named for, a signer of the and  as both  and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,112 (429 ). 1,020 km² (394 sq mi) of it is land and 92 km² (36 sq mi) of it (8.28%) is water.

The gathers strength in Hall County, as immortalized in , "Song of the Chattahoochee":


 * OUT of the hills of Habersham,
 * Down the valleys of Hall,
 * I hurry amain to reach the plain,
 * Run the rapid and leap the fall,
 * Split at the rock and together again,

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 280,277 people, 80,381 households, and 80,009 families residing in the county. The was 137/km² (354/sq mi). There were 51,046 housing units at an average density of 50/km² (130/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.75%, 7.27% or , 0.34% , 1.35% , 0.17% , 8.75% from , and 1.36% from two or more races. 19.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 47,381 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,908, and the median income for a family was $50,100. Males had a median income of $31,769 versus $24,550 for females. The for the county was $19,690. About 8.50% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

2005 Estimates
According to Census Estimates in 2005 Hall County was 66.1% non-Hispanic whites, 25.0% Latino, 7.0% Black and 1.5% Asian.