Peach County, Georgia

Peach County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	July 8, 1924
Seat	Fort Valley
Largest city	Fort Valley
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	151.46 sq mi (392 km²) 151.06 sq mi (391 km²) 0.40 sq mi (1 km²), 0.26%
PopulationEst.  - (2007)  - Density	25,672 60/sq mi (157/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	http://www.peachcounty.net

Peach County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,668. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 25,672.^[1] Its county seat is Fort Valley.^[2]

Founded in 1924, it was the state's last to be created, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 8 of that year.^[3] Its namesake is the peach, Georgia's most famous crop.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 151.46 square miles (392.3 km²), of which 151.06 square miles (391.2 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.40 square miles (1.0 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 75
• U.S. Highway 341
• Georgia State Route 42
• Georgia State Route 49
• Georgia State Route 96

Adjacent counties

• Bibb County, Georgia - north
• Houston County, Georgia - east
• Crawford County, Georgia - northwest
• Taylor County, Georgia - west
• Macon County, Georgia - southwest

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 23,668 people, 8,436 households, and 5,997 families residing in the county. The population density was 60/km² (157/mi²). There were 9,093 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 51.27% White, 45.37% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 4.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,436 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.00% were married couples living together, 19.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 14.90% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,453, and the median income for a family was $41,570. Males had a median income of $33,357 versus $24,440 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,031. About 15.20% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.50% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Byron
• Fort Valley
• Warner Robins (small part)

Education

See also

State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Peach County, Georgia

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Peach County government

	Crawford County	Bibb County
	Taylor County		Houston County
		Peach County, Georgia
	Macon County

v d e Municipalities and communities of Peach County, Georgia, United States County seat: Fort Valley Cities Byron‡ Fort Valley Perry‡ Warner Robins‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v d e Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley Combined Statistical Area Principal cities Macon • Warner Robins • Fort Valley Municipalities Allentown • Byron • Centerville • Culloden • Danville • Forsyth • Gray • Jeffersonville • Perry • Roberta Other communities Avondale • Bolingbroke • Bonaire • Clinchfield • Dunbar • Elberta • Elko • Franklinton • Haddock • Juliette • Kathleen • Knoxville • Lizella • Musella • Robins AFB • Sofkee • Smarr • Walden Counties Bibb • Crawford • Houston • Jones • Monroe • Peach • Twiggs CSA components Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area • Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area • Fort Valley Micropolitan Statistical Area

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Coordinates: 32°34′N 83°50′W / 32.56°N 83.83°W / 32.56; -83.83