Burke County, Georgia

Burke County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,243. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 23,299. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,163 (835 ). 2,151 km² (830 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.54%) is water.

Major Highways

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History
Burke is an original county of Georgia, created February 5, 1777. During the American Civil War, the county provided the Poythress Volunteers and the Grubb's Hussars, which were a part of.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,243 people, 7,934 households, and 5,799 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 8,842 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 46.90%, 51.00% or , 0.23% , 0.26% , 0.01% , 0.63% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,934 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were living together, 22.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.30% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,877, and the median income for a family was $31,660. Males had a median income of $29,992 versus $19,008 for females. The for the county was $13,136. About 23.80% of families and 28.70% of the population were below the, including 39.00% of those under age 18 and 29.80% of those age 65 or over.