Johnson County, Georgia
Johnson County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Wrightsville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 269 Wrightsville, GA 31096-0269 |
Foundation : | December 11, 1858 |
Made up from: |
Emanuel County Laurens County Washington County |
Area code : | 001 478 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9980 (2010) |
Population density : | 12.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 794 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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The Johnson County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Wrightsville , named after James B. Wright , a co-founder of the city.
geography
The county is located in eastern Georgia and 90 km to the northeast from South Carolina . It covers an area of 794 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water surface, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jefferson County , Emanuel County , Laurens County , Wilkinson County, and Washington County .
history
Johnson County was formed on December 11, 1858 as the 129th County and Georgia from parts of Emanuel County, Laurens County and Washington County. It was named after Herschel Johnson , a Georgia governor, senator, and hapless US vice president.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 2919 | - | |
1870 | 2964 | 1.5% | |
1880 | 4800 | 61.9% | |
1890 | 6129 | 27.7% | |
1900 | 11,409 | 86.1% | |
1910 | 12,897 | 13% | |
1920 | 13,546 | 5% | |
1930 | 12,681 | -6.4% | |
1940 | 12,953 | 2.1% | |
1950 | 9893 | -23.6% | |
1960 | 8048 | -18.6% | |
1970 | 7727 | -4% | |
1980 | 8660 | 12.1% | |
1990 | 8329 | -3.8% | |
2000 | 8560 | 2.8% | |
2010 | 9980 | 16.6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 9,980 inhabitants were distributed over 3,347 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.46 people per household. There are a total of 4120 households.
67.9% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.03 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 32.6% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 28.9% of all households.
23.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 56.0% of the population were male and 44.0% were female.
63.1% of the population identified themselves as whites, 35.0% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 0.2% as Asian Americans . 0.7% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.8% to several ethnic groups. 1.9% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 34,438 USD , while 23.1% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Johnson County
Johnson County localities with 2010 census population :
Cities :
- Adrian - 664 inhabitants
- Wrightsville ( County Seat ) - 2195 residents
Town :
- Kite - 241 inhabitants
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 346664. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
Coordinates: 32 ° 42 ′ N , 82 ° 40 ′ W