White County, Georgia

White County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 22, 1857. As of 2000, the population was 19,944. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 24,055. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 627 (242 ). 626 km² (242 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.24%) is water.

Geographic Features
The highest point in White County is almost 4,430 feet, in the upper elevations of. Although the boundary line between White County and neighboring bisects Tray Mountain, its 4,430 foot summit actually falls in Towns County. The highest mountain summit in the county is the 3,760 foot summit of.

Major Highways

 * [[image:US 129.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 17.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 75.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,944 people, 7,731 households, and 5,782 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (83/sq mi). There were 9,454 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (39/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.16%, 2.17% or , 0.40% , 0.51% , 0.18% , 0.51% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,731 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,084, and the median income for a family was $40,704. Males had a median income of $29,907 versus $22,168 for females. The for the county was $17,193. About 8.40% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 15.40% of those age 65 or over.

Daniel Carver, a businessman and Ku Klux Klansmen made famous by the Howard Stern Show, is a resident of White County.