Upson County, Georgia

Upson County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 15, 1824. As of 2000, the population was 27,597. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 27,679. It is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. The is.

History
The county was created on, , by an act of the and was named after , a Georgia judge.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 849 (328 ). 843 km² (325 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,597 people, 10,722 households, and 7,687 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (85/sq mi). There were 11,616 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.58%, 27.95% or , 0.25% , 0.38% , 0.02% , 0.30% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,722 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,201, and the median income for a family was $37,418. Males had a median income of $30,484 versus $20,520 for females. The for the county was $17,053. About 11.20% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.