Bleckley County, Georgia

Bleckley County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,666. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,141. The is.

History
The county was named for, a soldier and judge on the. This town is home to, the oldest two-year public college in the nation. The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed by the  on, , and ratified ,.

Government
Bleckley County is one of 9 remaining counties in Georgia that operates under a of government, with a single  acting as the county executive and legislative branches. The current Commissioner of Bleckley County is, the Sheriff is , the Clerk of Superior Court is , the Tax Commissioner is , and the Probate Judge is Hon..

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 568 (219 ). 563 km² (217 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.79%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,666 people, 4,372 households, and 3,121 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 4,866 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.24%, 24.59% or , 0.09% , 0.93% , 0.03% , 0.48% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,372 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,448, and the median income for a family was $41,095. Males had a median income of $30,917 versus $22,912 for females. The for the county was $15,934. About 11.70% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the, including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.