Lincoln County, Georgia

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Lincoln County is one of the 159 county of Georgia, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the county was 8348 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 8074, making it Georgia's 19th smallest county. The county encompasses an area of 257.28 sq mi (666.35 kmē ), of which, 211.09 square miles (546.72 kmē) of it is land and 46.19 square miles (119.63 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 42nd smallest by total area among Georgia's county. It is ranks sixth in the size of its inland waterways in Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8348 people in the county, organized into 3251 households, and 2379 families living in the county. The population density was 39.5 people per square mile (15.25/kmē), it is the 98th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Georgia. There were 4514 housing units at an average density of 21.4 per square mile (8.26/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county Age distribution was 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 105.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 108.8 females. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 8074, The racial makeup of the county was 65.74% White, 32.98% Black or African American, 0.42% American Indian, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 0.62% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31952, making its Georgia's 79th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36657, it is the 89th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15351, it is 96th wealthiest county by per capita income in Georgia.

In 2000, 1953 pupils and students, of which 1018 are male and 935 are female, 23.39% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 114 nursery or pri school, 143 kindergarten, 978 elementary school, 527 high school and 191 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	Lincolnton City	Lincoln County	3.2	3.2	0	1595	498.6	15428	30074

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8348
April 2000 Estimate	8348
July 2000 Estimate	8351
July 2001 Estimate	8377
July 2002 Estimate	8354
July 2003 Estimate	8321
July 2004 Estimate	8210
July 2005 Estimate	8172
July 2006 Estimate	8127
July 2007 Estimate	8082
July 2008 Estimate	8074

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	64	50	114
Kindergarten	84	59	143
Elementary school	498	480	978
High school	309	218	527
College or graduate school	63	128	191

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lincoln County, Georgia	$31952	$36657	$15351
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587