Crisp County, Georgia

Crisp County is a located in the  of. It was created on August 17, 1905. As of 2000, the population was 21,996. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 22,017. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 728 (281 ). 709 km² (274 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (2.62%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 280.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 7.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 30.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 33.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 257.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 300.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 300 Connector.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,996 people, 8,337 households, and 5,869 families residing in the county. The was 31/km² (80/sq mi). There were 9,559 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 54.07%, 43.40% or , 0.15% , 0.68% , 0.03% , 0.98% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,337 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.80% were living together, 21.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.10% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,547, and the median income for a family was $32,747. Males had a median income of $28,595 versus $19,393 for females. The for the county was $14,695. About 24.60% of families and 29.30% of the population were below the, including 41.80% of those under age 18 and 24.00% of those age 65 or over.