Montgomery County, Georgia

Montgomery County is a in the  of. As of, the population is 8,270. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 8,909. The is.

History
Montgomery County is named in honor of, an general killed in  while attempting to capture ,. It was created on December 19, 1793.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 641 (247 ). 635 km² (245 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.80%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 280.svg|23px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 56.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 199.svg|23px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,270 people, 2,919 households, and 2,063 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 3,492 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.72%, 27.24% or , 0.07% , 0.19% , 0.02% , 2.13% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 3.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,919 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,240, and the median income for a family was $38,418. Males had a median income of $27,572 versus $21,342 for females. The for the county was $14,182. About 15.80% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.