Dawson County, Georgia

Dawson County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 3,. As of, the population is 15,999. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 20,643. The is.

It is included in the --.

Dawson County is named for, a from Georgia.

Geography
According to the, the has a total area of 554  (214 ). 547 km² (211 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.36%) is water.

Part of is in the southeastern part of the county and the boundary line with neighboring counties passes through the lake. The 729-foot (222-meter), are located in the county. The Amicalola Falls are the highest in Georgia, the tallest cascading waterfall east of the and are one of the. The highest point in the county is, with an elevation of 3,600 feet. 6,760 acres in the county are located in the. The and  rivers flow through Dawson County.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,999 people, 6,069 households, and 4,685 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (76/sq mi). There were 7,163 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.22%, 0.36% or , 0.37% , 0.33% , 0.04% , 0.74% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,069 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% were non-families. 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.50% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,486, and the median income for a family was $52,320. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $25,851 for females. The for the county was $22,520. About 5.80% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.