Clinch County, Georgia

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Clinch County, Georgia is a county located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, the population was 6878. The July 2008 population estimate is 7060, It is the 16th least populous county in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county encompasses an area of 824.17 mi˛ (2134.59 square kilometre ), of which, 809.29 square miles (2096.05 square kilometre) of it is land and 14.88 square miles (38.54 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the third largest by area in the U.S. state of Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6878 people in the county, organized into 2512 households, and 1823 families living in the county. The population density was 8.5 people per square mile (3.28/km˛), it is Georgia's least densely populated county. There were 2837 housing units at an average density of 3.5 per square mile (1.35/km˛). The average household size was 2.6 persons, and the average family size was 3.09 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 7060, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 4775 White, 2122 Black or African American, 56 American Indian, 31 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 76 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26755, it would be the 26th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $31755, it is the 24th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $13023, it is the 12th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1784 pupils and students, of which 48.09% are male and 51.91% are female, 25.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.13% nursery or pri school, 11.15% kindergarten, 47.53% elementary school, 24.1% high school and 9.08% 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	Argyle Town	Clinch County	1.72	1.72	0	151	87.8	7672	26250
2	Du Pont Town	Clinch County	0.79	0.79	0	139	176.8	16128	34375
3	Fargo City	Clinch County	1.73	1.73	0	380	220.3	12380	32500
4	Homerville City	Clinch County	2.21	2.21	0	2803	1270.4	12176	17500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6878
April 2000 Estimate	6878
July 2000 Estimate	6868
July 2001 Estimate	6861
July 2002 Estimate	6905
July 2003 Estimate	7009
July 2004 Estimate	6969
July 2005 Estimate	7039
July 2006 Estimate	6908
July 2007 Estimate	6974
July 2008 Estimate	7060

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	55	90	145
Kindergarten	66	133	199
Elementary school	484	364	848
High school	211	219	430
College or graduate school	42	120	162

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Clinch County, Georgia	$26755	$31755	$13023
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587