Taylor County, Georgia

Taylor County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,815. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 8,887. The is.

History
Taylor County was created by a, , act of the from portions of ,  and  counties.

The County is named for, twelfth.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 983 (380 ). 978 km² (377 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.57%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 96.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 128.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 137.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 208.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,815 people, 3,281 households, and 2,283 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 3,978 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 55.39%, 42.56% or , 0.11% , 0.18% , 0.93% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,281 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were living together, 20.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,148, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $20,241 for females. The for the county was $13,432. About 20.20% of families and 26.00% of the population were below the, including 33.90% of those under age 18 and 24.70% of those age 65 or over.

In the mid-2000s, Taylor County was noted in national news media as being one of the last areas in the South to hold s. Taylor County High School's first integrated prom was held 2002, but was not repeated the following year.