Barrow County, Georgia

Barrow County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 46,144. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 63,702 The  is.

This county is part of the.

History
The approved a joint resolution on,  to place an amendment on the ,  election ballot that proposed the creation of Barrow County. The approval of the amendment by Georgia voters officially created the new county. The land for the county came from parts of, and  Counties.

Barrow County is named after, alumnus, professor and chancellor of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 422 (163 ). 420 km² (162 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.41%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,144 people, 16,354 households, and 12,543 families residing in the county. The was 110/km² (284/sq mi). There were 17,304 housing units at an average density of 41/km² (107/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.84%, 9.72% or , 0.30% , 2.20% , 0.04% , 1.50% from , and 1.40% from two or more races. 3.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,354 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.30% were non-families. 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 34.50% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,019, and the median income for a family was $49,722. Males had a median income of $34,510 versus $23,369 for females. The for the county was $18,350. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.