Heard County, Georgia

Heard County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 22, 1830. As of, the population is 11,012. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 11,472. The is.

Heard County is included in the --.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 780 (301 ). 767 km² (296 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.68%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 1.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 34.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 100.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 219.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,012 people, 4,043 households, and 3,040 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 4,512 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.48%, 10.82% or , 0.32% , 0.11% , 0.07% , 0.47% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,043 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,038, and the median income for a family was $39,306. Males had a median income of $31,900 versus $22,492 for females. The for the county was $15,132. About 10.50% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.