Terrell County, Georgia

Terrell County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population is 10,970. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,711. The  is. Terrell County is included in the.

History
Formed from portions of and  counties on, , by an act of the , Terrell County is named for  of , who served in the Georgia General Assembly and the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 874 (338 ). 869 km² (335 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.67%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 32.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 45.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 55.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 118.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 520.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,970 people, 4,002 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 4,460 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 37.95%, 60.69% or , 0.20% , 0.35% , 0.03% , 0.09% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,002 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.10% were living together, 24.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.30% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,969, and the median income for a family was $31,693. Males had a median income of $27,320 versus $19,895 for females. The for the county was $13,894. About 22.70% of families and 28.60% of the population were below the, including 40.50% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.