Worth County, Georgia
Worth County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001268 |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | New Years Eve |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Worth County Administration 201 N Main Street Sylvester, Georgia, 31791-2100 |
Foundation : | December 20, 1853 |
Made up from: |
Dooly County Irwin County |
Area code : | 001 229 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 21,679 (2010) |
Population density : | 14.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1488 km² |
Water surface : | 13 km² |
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Website : www.worthcounty.com |
The Worth County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is New Years Eve .
geography
The county is located in south-central Georgia, about 50 miles to the south from Florida's northern border and has an area of 1,488 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water surface and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Crisp County , Turner County , Tift County , Colquitt County , Mitchell County , Dougherty County, and Lee County .
The county is part of the Albany metropolitan area .
history
Worth County was formed on December 20, 1853 from parts of Dooly County and Irwin County. It was named after General William J. Worth , who fought in the Texan-Mexican War.
Demographic data
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According to the 2010 census, the then 21,679 inhabitants were distributed over 8,214 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.62 people per household. There are a total of 9,251 households.
73.4% 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 35.1% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 28.0% of all households.
27.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 48.0% of the population were male and 52.0% were female.
70.3% of the population identified themselves as whites, 27.6% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 0.3% as Asian Americans . 0.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.1% to several ethnic groups. 1.5% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 38,684 USD , while 18.4% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Worth County
Worth County towns with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Poulan - 851 inhabitants
- Sylvester ( County Seat ) - 6188 inhabitants
- Warwick - 423 inhabitants
Town :
- Sumner - 427 inhabitants
Web links
- The Worth County at georgia.gov (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 343365. 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). Accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 21, 2018.
Coordinates: 31 ° 33 ′ N , 83 ° 51 ′ W