Baldwin County, Georgia

Baldwin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 44,700. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 45,275. The is.

History
Part of the land by the  in the  in 1802 was used to create Baldwin County on,  by the , the state's legislative body.

The land, west of the, became Baldwin and Counties. The with the Creeks in  extended the state's western boundary to the, and a legislative act on ,  added some of this additional land to both Counties.

The state legislature subsequently passed an act on, that created four new counties from Baldwin County's 1806 borders and expanded Baldwin to the east with land from  and  Counties. The new counties were, , , and present day (originally named Randolph County at the time of the act).

The county is named for, a signer of the , representing Georgia, and the founder of the.

The county seat of Milledgeville is the former state capital of (1804-1868). Also notable is the fact that other than Washington, it is the only planned capital city in the United States.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 693 (268 ). 669 km² (258 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (3.38%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 44,700 people, 14,758 households, and 9,843 families residing in the county. The was 67/km² (173/sq mi). There were 17,173 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (66/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 54.17%, 43.38% or , 0.21% , 1.01% , 0.01% , 0.48% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,758 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.90% were living together, 18.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 14.50% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% 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 117.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,159, and the median income for a family was $42,736. Males had a median income of $31,227 versus $22,718 for females. The for the county was $16,271. About 11.80% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Colleges and universities

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