Jenkins County is a county located in the U.S.
state of Georgia
. It was created on August 17, 1905. As of
2000, the population was 8,575. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a
population of 8,595.
The county seat is
Millen
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 352 square miles (913 km²), of which,
350 square miles (906 km²) of it is land and
3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,575
people, 3,214 households, and 2,269 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 3,907 housing
units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The
racial makeup of the county was 56.29%
White, 40.49%
Black or
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.21%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander, 2.06% from
other races, and 0.70%
from two or more races. 3.35% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 3,214 households out of which 33.70% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 45.90% were
married couples living together, 19.70% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were
non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals
and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family
size was 3.16.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the
age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from
45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,025, and
the median income for a family was $29,539. Males had a median
income of $28,804 versus $20,252 for females. The
per capita income for the county was
$13,400. About 22.30% of families and 28.40% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including
39.60% of those under age 18 and 25.50% of those age 65 or
over.
Localities
City
Other place
See also
References
U.S.
Highway 25
Georgia State Route 17
Georgia State Route 21
Georgia State Route 23
Georgia State Route 67
Georgia State Route 121
(north)
(east)
(south)
(west)
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