Echols County, Georgia

Echols County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of, the population is 3,754. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,253. The is. Statenville is not an incorporated municipality, making Echols County one of only three counties in Georgia to have an unincorporated county seat.

Established in 1858, the county was named in honor of Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847). Echols was born in Georgia and served in the state legislature for many years. He was killed in the, and is buried in Georgia--though not in Echols County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,090 (421 ). 1,047 km² (404 sq mi) of it is land and 43 km² (17 sq mi) of it (3.96%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,754 people, 1,264 households, and 936 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (9/sq mi). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.14%, 6.93% or , 1.15% , 0.08% , 0.03% , 13.69% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 19.69% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,264 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.30% under the age of 18, 12.50% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 116.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,851, and the median income for a family was $27,700. Males had a median income of $24,650 versus $17,297 for females. The for the county was $15,727. 28.70% of the population and 22.30% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.10% are under the age of 18 and 29.80% are 65 or older.

2005 Estimates
In 2005 63.1% of the county population was non-Hispanic whites, 27.3% Hispanics, 8.8% African-Americans and 1.0% Native Americans. (source= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13101.html)