Wilkes County, Georgia

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Wilkes County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001267 [1]
Wilkes County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001267
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Washington
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Wilkes County Administration
23 E Court Street
Suite 222
Washington, Georgia, 30673-1593
Foundation : February 25, 1784
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 706
Demographics
Residents : 10,593  (2010)
Population density : 8.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1228 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Wilkes County within Georgia
Website : www.washingtonwilkes.org

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

geography

The county is located in northeast Georgia, about ten kilometers to the northeast from South Carolina and has an area of ​​1,228 square kilometers, seven square kilometers of which is water, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Lincoln County , McDuffie County , Warren County , Taliaferro Counties , Oglethorpe Counties, and Elbert Counties .

history

Wilkes County was formed as the 8th County of Georgia and the Original County on February 25, 1784 (different location 1777). It was named after John Wilkes , a British MP who campaigned for the new colonies.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 31,500 -
1800 13,103 -58.4%
1810 14,887 13.6%
1820 17.606 18.3%
1830 14,237 -19.1%
1840 10.148 -28.7%
1850 12,107 19.3%
1860 11,420 -5.7%
1870 11,796 3.3%
1880 15,985 35.5%
1890 18,081 13.1%
1900 20,866 15.4%
1910 23,441 12.3%
1920 24.210 3.3%
1930 15,944 -34.1%
1940 15,084 -5.4%
1950 12,388 -17.9%
1960 10,961 -11.5%
1970 10.184 -7.1%
1980 10,951 7.5%
1990 10,597 -3.2%
2000 10,687 0.8%
2010 10,593 -0.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Monument to the memory of the Confederate heroes

According to the 2010 census, the 10,593 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 4,263 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.40 people per household. There are a total of 5,158 households.

66.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.96 persons. Children under the age of 18 lived in 30.0% of all households and persons aged at least 65 in 34.7% of all households.

24.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 25.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 43 years. 48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female.

53.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 42.8% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 0.5% as Asian Americans . 2.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.5% to several ethnic groups. 3.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 33,462 USD , while 26.7% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Wilkes County

Wilkes County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

City :

Towns :

Web links

Commons : Wilkes County, Georgia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 351265. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 33 ° 47 ′  N , 82 ° 44 ′  W