Marion County, Georgia

Marion County is a located in the  of,. It was created on December 14, 1827. It is part of the -. As of, the population is 7,144. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 7,244. The is. The art site of is located in Marion County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 951 (367 ). 951 km² (367 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0.386 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Georgia 26.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 30.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 41.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 137.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 240.svg|23px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,144 people, 2,668 households, and 1,912 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 3,130 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.85%, 34.07% or , 0.36% , 0.18% , 0.17% , 2.95% from , and 1.41% from two or more races. 5.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,668 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,145, and the median income for a family was $31,928. Males had a median income of $27,118 versus $21,211 for females. The for the county was $14,044. About 17.80% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the, including 31.20% of those under age 18 and 25.10% of those age 65 or over.