Charlton County, Georgia

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Charlton County is a county in the United States of Georgia. As of 2000 the population was 10282. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 10848, It is Georgia's 38th least populous county. The county spans an area of 782.97 square miles (2027.88 square kilometre), of which, 780.77 square miles (2022.19 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the fifth largest by size in Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 10282 people in the county, organized into 3342 households, and 2499 families living in the county. The population density was 13.2 people per square mile (5.1/kmē), it is the seventh least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Georgia. There were 3859 housing units at an average density of 4.9 per square mile (1.89/kmē). The average household size was 2.74 people, and the average family size was 3.2 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.6 males. Its population was estimated at 10848 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 7436 White, 3181 Black or African American, 48 American Indian, 38 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 139 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27869, it is the 40th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $33364, it is 40th poorest county by median family income in Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $12920, it is Georgia's ninth poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2586 pupils and students, of which 51.16% are male and 48.84% are female, 25.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.45% nursery or pri school, 5.38% kindergarten, 53.79% elementary school, 26.72% high school and 9.67% 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	Folkston City	Charlton County	3.6	3.6	0	2178	605.7	13653	21840
2	Homeland City	Charlton County	2.58	2.58	0	765	296.9	11980	24722

Year	Population
April 2000 census	10282
April 2000 Estimate	10282
July 2000 Estimate	10270
July 2001 Estimate	10447
July 2002 Estimate	10496
July 2003 Estimate	10651
July 2004 Estimate	10544
July 2005 Estimate	10585
July 2006 Estimate	10764
July 2007 Estimate	10613
July 2008 Estimate	10848

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	45	70	115
Kindergarten	68	71	139
Elementary school	761	630	1391
High school	360	331	691
College or graduate school	89	161	250

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Charlton County, Georgia	$27869	$33364	$12920
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587