Bryan County, Georgia

Bryan County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 23,417. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 28,549. The is.

History
Bryan County was created on, , named after (1708-1788), an  partisan.

South Bryan County is home to the earthen Civil War installation Ft. McAllister (now ) which Gen. captured on his.

The first county seat was in. In the seat was moved to. By it was in, which may have been the same location formerly known as Eden. Clyde served as the seat to ; in Pembroke took on that role. The move from Clyde to Pembroke was necessitated by the establishment of Camp Stewart (now ) on the site of Clyde. The only remaining sign of Clyde is a cemetery on the military reservation.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,177 (454 ). 1,144 km² (442 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (2.81%) is water.

Bryan County is unique in that it is totally divided by the military installation at Ft. Stewart. Pembroke is in more rural north Bryan, while Richmond Hill in south Bryan county is a suburb of Savannah. To travel between the two on public roads, it is necessary to leave the county.

Adjacent Counties
Bryan County borders five other Georgia counties, and the Atlantic Ocean. lies to the northwest, to the north,  to the northeast,  to the south, and a small portion of  to the west.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,417 people, 8,089 households, and 6,511 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (53/sq mi). There were 8,675 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.79%, 14.14% or , 0.32% , 0.77% , 0.07% , 0.58% from , and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,089 households out of which 45.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,345, and the median income for a family was $53,680. Males had a median income of $39,606 versus $25,830 for females. The for the county was $19,794. About 10.70% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.