Washington County (Georgia)

administration
Washington County Courthouse
US state :	Georgia
Administrative headquarters :	Sandersville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Washington County Administration P.O. Box 308 Sandersville, Georgia, 31082-0308
Foundation :	February 25, 1784
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 478
Demographics
Residents :	21,187 (2010)
Population density :	12 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1773 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.washingtoncounty-ga.com

The Washington County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Sandersville .

geography

The county is located in north-central Georgia, about 90 km from the South Carolina border and has an area of 1,773 square kilometers, ten square kilometers of which are water, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Glascock County , Jefferson County , Johnson County , Wilkinson County , Baldwin County, and Hancock County .

history

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	4552	-
1800	10,300	126.3%
1810	9940	-3.5%
1820	10,627	6.9%
1830	9820	-7.6%
1840	10,565	7.6%
1850	11,766	11.4%
1860	12,698	7.9%
1870	15,842	24.8%
1880	21,964	38.6%
1890	25,237	14.9%
1900	28,227	11.8%
1910	28,174	-0.2%
1920	28,147	-0.1%
1930	25,030	-11.1%
1940	24,230	-3.2%
1950	21,012	-13.3%
1960	18,903	-10%
1970	17,480	-7.5%
1980	18,842	7.8%
1990	19,112	1.4%
2000	21,176	10.8%
2010	21,187	0.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Historical reference to troop movements in this area during the Civil War .

Washington County was formed as the 10th County of Georgia and the Original County on February 25, 1784. It was named after President George Washington . The first settlers were Revolutionary War veterans who were paid with a piece of land for their services.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 21,187 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 7,547 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.56 people per household. There are a total of 9,047 households.

69.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.10 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 35.4% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 27.9% of all households.

26.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.2% were 60 years or older. The mean age was 39 years. 51.0% of the population were male and 49.0% were female.

45.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 52.7% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 0.5% as Asian Americans . 0.7% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.0% to several ethnic groups. 1.9% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 37,417 USD , while 26.4% of the population lived below the poverty line.