Schley County, Georgia

Schley County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,766. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,122. The is.

History
The County was created by an act of the on, , and is named for ,  and thirty-eighth.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 435 (168 ). 434 km² (168 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 153.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 228.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,766 people, 1,435 households, and 1,041 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 1,612 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.77%, 31.28% or , 0.21% , 0.08% , 0.16% , 1.35% from , and 1.14% from two or more races. 2.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,435 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,035, and the median income for a family was $36,215. Males had a median income of $29,239 versus $19,952 for females. The for the county was $14,981. About 15.80% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 26.00% of those under age 18 and 22.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


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