Coffee County, Georgia

Coffee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 37,413. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 39,674. The is.

History
Coffee County was created by an act of the on,  from portions of , , , and  counties. These lands were originally by the  in the  in (1814) and the  and apportioned to the above Counties before becoming Coffee County.

,, and   Counties were subsequently formed from sections of Coffee's original borders.

The County is named for, an  in the , a state legislator, and a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,561 (603 ). 1,551 km² (599 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.62%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 441.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 31.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]]
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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 37,413 people, 13,354 households, and 9,788 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (62/sq mi). There were 15,610 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.23%, 25.88% or , 0.32% , 0.56% , 0.04% , 4.04% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 6.82% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,354 households out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,710, and the median income for a family was $35,936. Males had a median income of $26,642 versus $20,644 for females. The for the county was $15,530. About 15.30% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.