Tattnall County, Georgia

Tattnall County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,305. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 23,211. The is.

History
The County was created on, , and is named for , a prominent force in repealing the , , and twenty-fifth.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,264 (488 ). 1,253 km² (484 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.93%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,305 people, 7,057 households, and 4,876 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 8,578 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.51%, 31.43% or , 0.14% , 0.29% , 0.08% , 6.64% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 8.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,057 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 34.60% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 136.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 146.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,664, and the median income for a family was $35,951. Males had a median income of $28,994 versus $19,984 for females. The for the county was $13,439. About 18.60% of families and 23.90% of the population were below the, including 32.90% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.