Ben Hill County, Georgia

Ben Hill County is a located in the  of. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 31, 1906 and ratified November 6, 1906. As of, the population is 17,484. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 17,635. The is.

History
The county is named after, a former and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 658 (254 ). 652 km² (252 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.88%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 319.svg|25px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 107.svg|25px]]
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Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,484 people, 6,673 households, and 4,631 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (69/sq mi). There were 7,623 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.25%, 32.64% or , 0.21% , 0.28% , 2.85% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 4.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,673 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.20% were living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,100, and the median income for a family was $33,023. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $19,547 for females. The for the county was $14,093. 22.30% of the population and 18.70% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.30% are under the age of 18 and 17.60% are 65 or older.

Cities and towns

 * Queensland
 * Bowen's Mill
 * Bowen's Mill