Calhoun County, Georgia

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Calhoun County is a county located in the United States of Georgia. In 2000, the population was 6320. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6271, It is Georgia's 12th least populous county. The county spans an area of 283.57 square miles (734.44 square kilometre), of which, 280.18 square miles (725.66 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.39 square miles (8.78 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 52nd smallest by area in the U.S. state of Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6320 people in the county, organized into 1962 households, and 1347 families residing in the county. The population density was 22.6 people per square mile (8.73/kmē), making it the 19th least densely populated county in Georgia. There were 2305 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.17/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 persons, and the average family size was 3.15 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 22.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 130.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.8 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6271, The racial makeup of the county was 2417 White, 3809 Black or African American, 9 American Indian, 5 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 31 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24588, it is the tenth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $31019, making it the 15th lowest county by median family income in Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $11839, it is the fourth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 1498 pupils and students, of which 747 are male and 751 are female, 23.7% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 138 nursery or pri school, 68 kindergarten, 655 elementary school, 409 high school and 228 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Arlington City	Calhoun County, Early County	4.01	4	0.01	1602	400.9	11985	22311
2	Edison City	Calhoun County	2.33	2.33	0	1340	575.9	10409	19191
3	Leary City	Calhoun County	3.2	3.19	0.01	666	208.8	14426	26172
4	Morgan City	Calhoun County	1.32	1.32	0	1464	1113.3	6414	25000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6320
April 2000 Estimate	6320
July 2000 Estimate	6322
July 2001 Estimate	6235
July 2002 Estimate	6264
July 2003 Estimate	6150
July 2004 Estimate	6133
July 2005 Estimate	6041
July 2006 Estimate	6122
July 2007 Estimate	6082
July 2008 Estimate	6271

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	67	71	138
Kindergarten	40	28	68
Elementary school	316	339	655
High school	215	194	409
College or graduate school	109	119	228

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Calhoun County, Georgia	$24588	$31019	$11839
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587