Bibb County, Georgia

Bibb County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 153,887. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 154,918. The is.

History
Bibb County was created by act of the on, , with Macon to be incorporated in December of ; designated the county seat. It was carved from, , , and counties. The county seat has never been changed, and no other county has ever been created out of land from Bibb County.

The county was named for Dr., a from  who went on to serve in the  and  before becoming the first elected.

Government
Bibb County is currently governed by a five-member County Commission, with four commissioners elected from individual districts in the county and a chairman elected countywide. The chairman is the of the county, though the role was reduced from full-time to part-time beginning in, with a  appointed by the commission to run the daily affairs of the government. The current (2007) county commission chairman is Charles Bishop.

Like all other Georgia counties, Bibb has an elected responsible for maintaining the. Bibb's sheriff also manages the county's duties, with his deputies acting as the county  force in the unincorporated area; the city of Macon has its own police department. The current (2007) Bibb sheriff is Jerry Modena.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 661 (255 ). 647 km² (250 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (2.03%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 153,887 people, 59,667 households, and 39,797 families residing in the county. The was 238/km² (616/sq mi). There were 67,194 housing units at an average density of 104/km² (269/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 50.13%, 47.32% or , 0.18% , 1.08% , 0.02% , 0.46% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 59,667 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.30% were living together, 20.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 85.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,532, and the median income for a family was $43,479. Males had a median income of $34,263 versus $25,540 for females. The for the county was $19,058. About 15.50% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the, including 28.20% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.