Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,837. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 22,108. The is.

History
The County was created on, by an act of the  from land originally in parts of  and  counties.

Portions of (1858),  (1905),  (1905),  (1914), and  (1918) counties were taken from Emanuel's original borders.

Emanuel County is named in honor of former.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,788 (690 ). 1,776 km² (686 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,837 people, 8,045 households, and 5,752 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 9,419 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.69%, 33.28% or , 0.14% , 0.24% , 2.13% from , and 0.51% from two or more races. 3.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,045 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.10% were living together, 17.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.00% 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 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,383, and the median income for a family was $31,113. Males had a median income of $26,605 versus $18,145 for females. The for the county was $13,627. About 21.80% of families and 27.40% of the population were below the, including 36.70% of those under age 18 and 27.50% of those age 65 or over.