Montgomery County, Georgia
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is a
county in the
U.S. state of
Georgia. As of
2000, the population is 8,270. The
county seat is
Mount Vernon6.
Montgomery County is named in honor of
Richard Montgomery, an
American Revolutionary War general killed in
1775 while attempting to capture
Quebec City,
Canada. It was created on December 19, 1793.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641
km² (247
mi²). 635 km² (245 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.80%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 8,270 people, 2,919 households, and 2,063 families residing in the county. The
population density was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 3,492 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.72%
White, 27.24%
Black or
African American, 0.07%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 2.13% from
other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 3.28% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,919 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were
married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,240, and the median income for a family was $38,418. Males had a median income of $27,572 versus $21,342 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,182. About 15.80% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.
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Ailey*
Alston*
Higgston*
Mount Vernon*
Tarrytown*
Uvalda
