Oglethorpe County
![]() Oglethorpe County Courthouse |
|
administration | |
---|---|
US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Lexington |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Oglethorpe County Administration P.O. Box 261 Lexington, Georgia, 30648-0261 |
Foundation : | December 19, 1793 |
Area code : | 001 706 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 14,899 (2010) |
Population density : | 13 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1145 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
map | |
The Oglethorpe County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Lexington .
geography
The county is located in north-central Georgia, in the southeast about 30 km from the western border of South Carolina and has an area of 1,145 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water surface, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Elbert County , Wilkes County , Taliaferro County , Greene County , Oconee County , Clarke County, and Madison County .
The county is part of the Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area .
history
Oglethorpe County was formed on December 19, 1793 as the 19th county in Georgia. It was named after the founder of Georgia, General James E. Oglethorpe .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1800 | 9780 | - | |
1810 | 12,297 | 25.7% | |
1820 | 14,046 | 14.2% | |
1830 | 13,618 | -3% | |
1840 | 10,868 | -20.2% | |
1850 | 12,259 | 12.8% | |
1860 | 11,549 | -5.8% | |
1870 | 11,782 | 2% | |
1880 | 15,400 | 30.7% | |
1890 | 16,951 | 10.1% | |
1900 | 17,881 | 5.5% | |
1910 | 18,680 | 4.5% | |
1920 | 20,287 | 8.6% | |
1930 | 12,927 | -36.3% | |
1940 | 12,430 | -3.8% | |
1950 | 9958 | -19.9% | |
1960 | 7926 | -20.4% | |
1970 | 7598 | -4.1% | |
1980 | 8929 | 17.5% | |
1990 | 9763 | 9.3% | |
2000 | 12,635 | 29.4% | |
2010 | 14,899 | 17.9% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 14,899 inhabitants were distributed among 5,647 inhabited households, which results in an average of 2.61 people per household. There are a total of 6,484 households.
72.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.07 persons. Children under the age of 18 lived in 34.9% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 27.0% of all households.
26.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 49.6% of the population were male and 50.4% were female.
78.3% of the population identified themselves as whites, 17.2% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 0.4% as Asian Americans . 1.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.9% to several ethnic groups. 3.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 44,403 USD , while 17.9% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Oglethorpe County
Oglethorpe County localities with 2010 census population :
Cities :
- Arnoldsville - 357 inhabitants
- Crawford - 832 inhabitants
- Lexington ( County Seat ) - 228 residents
Town :
- Maxeys - 224 inhabitants
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 351262. 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
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been 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 January 24, 2018.
Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ N , 83 ° 5 ′ W