Berrien County, Georgia

Berrien County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,235. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 16,756. The is.

Berrien County was created  out of portions of,  and  counties by an act of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,186 (458 ). 1,172 km² (452 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.17%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 129.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 37.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 76.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 125.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 135.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 520.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,235 people, 6,261 households, and 4,539 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 7,100 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.48%, 11.43% or , 0.26% , 0.30% , 0.08% , 1.53% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,261 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,044, and the median income for a family was $34,643. Males had a median income of $25,559 versus $19,790 for females. The for the county was $16,375. About 14.60% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.

School and Sports
Berrien County is home to the Rebels and Rebelettes. The High School band is known as the Rebel Regiment