Twiggs County, Georgia

Twiggs County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 14, 1809. As of, the population is 10,590. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,299. The is.

History
The county is named for general.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 940 (363 ). 933 km² (360 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water. Twiggs County is the exact geographical center of Georgia.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,590 people, 3,832 households, and 2,862 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 4,291 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 54.88%, 43.65% or , 0.21% , 0.11% , 0.03% , 0.25% from , and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,832 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 17.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,608, and the median income for a family was $38,715. Males had a median income of $31,141 versus $22,057 for females. The for the county was $14,259. About 15.50% of families and 19.70% of the population were below the, including 25.20% of those under age 18 and 25.80% of those age 65 or over.