Stewart County, Georgia

Stewart County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 23, 1830. As of, the population is 5,252. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,882. The is.

History
The area was inhabited by in the  period. on the is an archaeological site located south of.

Stewart County was created by an act of the on, , from land that had been part of. The County is named for, an Indian fighter, veteran, and the great-grandfather of U.S. president.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,200 (463 ). 1,188 km² (459 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.98%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,252 people, 2,007 households, and 1,348 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 2,354 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 37.11%, 61.54% or , 0.25% , 0.17% , 0.11% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,007 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.50% were living together, 23.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,789, and the median income for a family was $29,611. Males had a median income of $27,568 versus $19,035 for females. The for the county was $16,071. About 17.20% of families and 22.20% of the population were below the, including 30.40% of those under age 18 and 21.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Parks and recreation
and are located in Stewart County.

About 800 acres of the are located along the 's eastern shores in Stewart County. In addition, the is a 5,600 acre hunting preserve.