Grady County, Georgia

Grady County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 23,659. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 24,466. The is.

History
Grady County was created by an act of the on,  from portions of  and  counties.

The County is named for, editor of the  and noted.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,192 (460 ). 1,187 km² (458 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.48%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 319.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 35.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 38.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 93.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 111.svg|25px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 188.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,659 people, 8,797 households, and 6,509 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 9,991 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.61%, 30.15% or , 0.92% , 0.30% , 0.01% , 3.20% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 5.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,797 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 16.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,656, and the median income for a family was $34,253. Males had a median income of $27,181 versus $20,128 for females. The for the county was $14,278. About 16.70% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 29.90% of those under age 18 and 19.80% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated

 * Akridge
 * Beachton
 * Boydville
 * Brownlee
 * Calvary
 * Capel
 * Duncanville
 * Elpino
 * Lime Sink
 * Moncrief
 * Nickleville
 * Peoples Still
 * Pine Park
 * Reno
 * Rocky Hill
 * Roddenberry
 * Spence