Crawford County, Georgia

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Crawford County Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Knoxville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1059
Roberta, GA 31078-1059
Foundation : December 9, 1822
Made up from: Houston County
Area code : 001 478
Demographics
Residents : 12,630  (2010)
Population density : 15 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 846 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Crawford County within Georgia
Former Crawford County Courthouse in Knoxville, listed on NRHP No. 80001008

The Crawford County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Knoxville .

geography

The county is located about 25 miles northwest of the geographic center of Georgia and covers an area of ​​846 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Monroe County , Bibb County , Peach County , Taylor County, and Upson County .

The county is part of the Macon Metropolitan Area .

history

Crawford County was formed on December 9, 1822 as the 55th County of Georgia from Indian Land and parts of Houston County. Later parts of Macon County and Talbot County were added. It was named after William H. Crawford , the then US Treasury Secretary.

Worth seeing

Crawford County has preserved many historic buildings that are listed on the National Historic Buildings Database. Particularly noteworthy are the Crawford County Courthouse from 1831 and the County Jail from 1882. There are also 19 archaeologically significant sites.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 5313 -
1840 7981 50.2%
1850 8984 12.6%
1860 7693 -14.4%
1870 7557 -1.8%
1880 8656 14.5%
1890 9315 7.6%
1900 10,368 11.3%
1910 8310 -19.8%
1920 8893 7%
1930 7020 -21.1%
1940 7128 1.5%
1950 6080 -14.7%
1960 5816 -4.3%
1970 5748 -1.2%
1980 7684 33.7%
1990 8991 17%
2000 12,495 39%
2010 12,630 1.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census, the then 12,630 inhabitants were distributed among 4,822 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.59 people per household. There are a total of 5,292 households.

73.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.02 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 32.3% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 25.0% of all households.

25.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 32.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 50.5% of the population were male and 49.5% were female.

74.6% of the population identified themselves as whites, 22.3% as African American , 0.5% as Indians and 0.3% as Asian Americans . 1.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.3% to several ethnic groups. 2.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 41,910 USD , while 17.3% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Crawford County

Crawford County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

City :

Census-designated place :

Web links

Commons : Crawford County, Georgia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 342918. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed March 31, 2012
  6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 19, 2016.

Coordinates: 32 ° 43 ′  N , 83 ° 59 ′  W