Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County Courthouse |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Dublin |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Laurens County Administration P.O. Box 2011 Dublin, Georgia, 31040-2011 |
Foundation : | December 10, 1807 |
Made up from: |
Wilkinson County Washington County |
Area code : | 001 478 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 48,434 (2010) |
Population density : | 23 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2120 km² |
Water surface : | 16 km² |
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Website : www.laurenscoga.org |
The Laurens County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Dublin , named after the old home of Jonathan Sawyer's wife .
geography
The county is located a few miles east of the geographic center of Georgia and has an area of 2,120 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Johnson County , Treutlen County , Wheeler County , Dodge County , Bleckley County, and Wilkinson County .
history
Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807 from parts of Wilkinson County and Washington County. It was named after Colonel John Laurens , a soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1810 | 2210 | - | |
1820 | 5436 | 146% | |
1830 | 5589 | 2.8% | |
1840 | 5585 | -0.1% | |
1850 | 6442 | 15.3% | |
1860 | 6998 | 8.6% | |
1870 | 7834 | 11.9% | |
1880 | 10,053 | 28.3% | |
1890 | 13,747 | 36.7% | |
1900 | 25,908 | 88.5% | |
1910 | 35.501 | 37% | |
1920 | 39,605 | 11.6% | |
1930 | 32,693 | -17.5% | |
1940 | 33,606 | 2.8% | |
1950 | 33.123 | -1.4% | |
1960 | 32,313 | -2.4% | |
1970 | 32,738 | 1.3% | |
1980 | 36,990 | 13% | |
1990 | 39,988 | 8.1% | |
2000 | 44,874 | 12.2% | |
2010 | 48,434 | 7.9% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 48,434 inhabitants were distributed over 18,641 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.54 people per household. There are a total of 21,368 households.
70.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.05 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 35.6% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 26.3% of all households.
28.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 47.6% of the population were male and 52.4% were female.
60.6% of the population identified themselves as whites, 35.8% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 1.2% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.2% to several ethnic groups. 2.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 33,632 USD , while 27.7% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Laurens County
Laurens County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Dublin ( County Seat ) - 16,201 inhabitants
- Dudley - 571 residents
- East Dublin - 2,441 inhabitants
- Rentz - 295 inhabitants
Towns :
- Allentown - 169 residents
- Cadwell - 528 inhabitants
- Dexter - 575 inhabitants
- Montrose - 215 inhabitants
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 346568. 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 13, 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 December 28, 2017.
Coordinates: 32 ° 28 ′ N , 82 ° 56 ′ W