Taliaferro County, Georgia

Taliaferro County is a located in the  of. As of the, the  is 2,077. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 1,826. The is. Taliaferro County is the smallest county in Georgia in regards to population.

The county's is not spelled ally, being properly d like "toliver",  with the  "Oliver" (which in turn sounds like "").

History
Taliaferro County was formed by an act of the meeting in  on  th,. It was formed by taking portions of five other counties:, , , , and Counties.

The county was named for  of, who was an officer in the.

The county is most famous for being the home of, who served as a senator from Georgia in the antelbellum south, the Vice President of the , and the governor of Georgia until his death. A state park near his home in bears his name.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 506 (195 ). 506 km² (195 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.04%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,077 people, 870 households, and 559 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.33% or, 38.18% ,  0.05% , 0.05% , 0.67% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 870 households out of which 26.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.30% were living together, 20.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 33.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $27,800. Males had a median income of $26,380 versus $21,534 for females. The for the county was $15,498. About 22.30% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the, including 30.30% of those under age 18 and 23.40% of those age 65 or over.

In Film
Several films have been shot in Taliaferro County. , starring and  was largely filmed in Crawfordville. , starring, was also primarily filmed in the county. More recently, the film , starring, was filmed in the county seat, Crawfordville.

Taliaferro County has escaped the development that other parts of Georgia have experienced. The county has steadily lost population over the years, even though the state as a whole has been one of the fastest growing in the nation. This has given the county a "stuck in time" quality.