Atkinson County, Georgia

Atkinson County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from parts of  and  Counties. As of, the population is 7,609. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 8,047. The is.

History
The county is named for, governor of Georgia from  to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 891 (344 ). 876 km² (338 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.76%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 221.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:US 441.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 64.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 2,717 households, and 1,980 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.79%, 19.61% or , 0.37% , 0.12% , 0.03% , 12.03% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 16.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,717 households out of which 38.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.30% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,470, and the median income for a family was $32,688. Males had a median income of $24,763 versus $18,434 for females. The for the county was $12,178. About 18.10% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 31.00% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated

 * Henderson Still
 * Kirkland
 * Leliaton
 * Oberry
 * Sandy Bottom
 * Stokesville
 * Stokesville