Clay County, Georgia

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Clay County, Georgia
Map
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1854
Seat	Fort Gaines
Largest city	Fort Gaines
Area - Total - Land - Water	217 sq mi (562 km²) 195 sq mi (506 km²) 22 sq mi (56 km²), 10.04%
Population^Est. - (2006) - Density	3,180 17/sq mi (7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 3,357. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 3,207 [1]. The county seat is Fort Gaines, Georgia^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Major highways
- 2.2 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 References

[edit] History

The County is named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.

Clay was created by a February 16, 1854 act of the Georgia General Assembly using portions of Early and Randolph counties.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 217 square miles (562 km²), of which, 195 square miles (506 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (56 km²) of it (10.04%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,357 people, 1,347 households, and 928 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 1,925 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.47% Black or African American, 38.43% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,347 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.70% were married couples living together, 23.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 21.00% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,448, and the median income for a family was $27,837. Males had a median income of $26,557 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,819. About 28.10% of families and 31.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.40% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.