Toombs County
Toombs County Courthouse |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Lyons |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Toombs County Administration P.O. Box 112 Lyons, Georgia, 30436-0112 |
Foundation : | August 18, 1905 |
Made up from: |
Emanuel County Montgomery County Tattnall County |
Area code : | 001 912 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 27,223 (2010) |
Population density : | 28.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 955 km² |
Water surface : | 5 km² |
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The Toombs County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Lyons .
geography
The county is located in east Georgia and has an area of 955 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tattnall County , Appling County , Jeff Davis County , Montgomery County, and Emanuel Counties .
history
Toombs County was formed on August 18, 1905 as the 142nd County of Georgia from parts of Emanuel County, Montgomery County, and Tattnall Counties. It was named after Robert Augustus Toombs, a Georgia attorney. He was a US politician and later founding father of the Confederate States of America . He served this short-lived state as a politician, state secretary and general. Toombs Country gained notoriety within the USA because racially segregated graduation ceremonies were held here until 2004 .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1910 | 11.206 | - | |
1920 | 13,897 | 24% | |
1930 | 17,165 | 23.5% | |
1940 | 16,952 | -1.2% | |
1950 | 17,382 | 2.5% | |
1960 | 16,837 | -3.1% | |
1970 | 19,151 | 13.7% | |
1980 | 22,592 | 18% | |
1990 | 24,072 | 6.6% | |
2000 | 26,067 | 8.3% | |
2010 | 27,223 | 4.4% | |
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 27,223 inhabitants were distributed over 10,375 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.59 people per household. There are a total of 12,144 households.
68.5% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.14 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 37.4% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 26.7% of all households.
30.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female.
65.1% of the population identified themselves as whites, 24.9% as African-Americans , 0.3% as Indians and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 7.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.5% to several ethnic groups. 11.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 33,081 USD , while 26.6% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Toombs County
Toombs County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Lyons ( County Seat ) - 4,367 residents
- Santa Claus - 165 inhabitants
- Vidalia - 10,473 inhabitants
Web links
- The Toombs County at georgia.gov (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 345220. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Associated Press: Georgia county holds racially themed proms . In: Boca Raton News , May 11, 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Jeffry Scott: One town, three proms . In: The Gadsden Times , May 9, 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Hispanic Prom Added at Toombs County High , WTOC-TV. April 13, 2004. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016 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 March 31, 2010.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
Coordinates: 32 ° 7 ′ N , 82 ° 20 ′ W