Brantley County, Georgia

Brantley County is a located in the  of. It is part of the ' ' which encompasses all of Brantley, and  counties. As of, the population is 14,629. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 15,491. The is.

History
Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on, to form Brantley County from pieces of , , and  counties. The state historical marker on the grounds of the Brantley County courthouse and several other sources state that Brantley County was named for, a member of a prominent local family. Other sources claim the name honored Benjamin Brantley's son,  of. The younger Brantley served as a, , and eight-term.

Since the is to the south and west of the county, passage through  was essential to the railroads running from the coast through the southern part of the state.

was built in the early years of the to protect the extensive herds of cattle. It was placed under siege from Tories in and eventually surrendered.

was built in the county at about the same time. This fort was immortalized by in the "Pogo" comic strip.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,159 (447 ). 1,151 km² (444 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.67%) is water. The runs through Brantley County.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,629 people, 5,436 households, and 4,153 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 6,490 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.36%, 3.98% or , 0.14% , 0.09% , 0.01% , 0.35% from , and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,436 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,361, and the median income for a family was $35,534. Males had a median income of $29,269 versus $20,709 for females. The for the county was $13,713. About 12.10% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 16.90% of those age 65 or over.