Marion County, Georgia

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Marion County is a one of the county from Georgia's 159 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 7144 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 6964, It is the 15th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Georgia. It covers total area of 367.49 square miles (951.79 square kilometre), of which, 367 square miles (950.53 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 71st largest by size in Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7144 people in the county, organized into 2668 households, and 1912 families living in the county. The population density was 19.5 people per square mile (7.53/kmē), making it the 13th least densely populated county in Georgia. There were 3130 housing units at an average density of 8.5 per square mile (3.28/kmē). The average household size was 2.65 people, and the average family size was 3.12 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 6964, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 64.45% White, 32.8% Black or African American, 0.46% American Indian, 0.47% Asian, 0.19% Native Hawaiian, and 1.64% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29145, it would be the 51st lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $31928, it is 27th poorest county by median family income in Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $14044, it is the 33rd lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 1824 pupils and students, of which 882 are male and 942 are female, 25.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 132 nursery or pri school, 139 kindergarten, 975 elementary school, 412 high school and 166 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	Buena Vista City	Marion County	3.28	3.24	0.03	1664	512.9	11406	17672

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7144
April 2000 Estimate	7144
July 2000 Estimate	7178
July 2001 Estimate	7144
July 2002 Estimate	7076
July 2003 Estimate	7021
July 2004 Estimate	6991
July 2005 Estimate	6999
July 2006 Estimate	7013
July 2007 Estimate	6980
July 2008 Estimate	6964

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	67	65	132
Kindergarten	80	59	139
Elementary school	465	510	975
High school	229	183	412
College or graduate school	41	125	166

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Marion County, Georgia	$29145	$31928	$14044
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587