Clay County, Georgia

Clay County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,357. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 3,242. The is.

History
The County is named in honor of, famous American statesman, member of the from  and  in the 19th century.

Clay was created by a, act of the  using portions of  and  counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 562 (217 ). 506 km² (195 sq mi) of it is land and 56 km² (22 sq mi) of it (10.04%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 27.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 1.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 37.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 39.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 266.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,357 people, 1,347 households, and 928 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/sq mi). There were 1,925 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 38.43%, 60.47% or , 0.12% , 0.27% , 0.06% , and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,347 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.70% were living together, 23.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 21.00% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,448, and the median income for a family was $27,837. Males had a median income of $26,557 versus $17,083 for females. The for the county was $16,819. About 28.10% of families and 31.30% of the population were below the, including 43.40% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.