Wheeler County, Georgia

Wheeler County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,179. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,706. The is.

History
Wheeler County is named after General. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed, , and ratified ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 777 (300 ). 771 km² (298 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.81%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,179 people, 2,011 households, and 1,395 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 2,447 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.56%, 33.18% or , 0.13% , 0.10% , 1.25% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 3.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,011 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 128.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,053, and the median income for a family was $29,696. Males had a median income of $27,203 versus $22,679 for females. The for the county was $13,005. About 21.60% of families and 25.30% of the population were below the, including 30.20% of those under age 18 and 26.70% of those age 65 or over.