Ware County is a county located in the southeast of the U.S. state of Georgia
. As of 2000, the population was 35,483. The
2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 35,831
[14553].
The county seat is
Waycross
, Georgia .
By geographic area, Ware County is the largest Georgia county. The
county is part of the Waycross
Micropolitan Statistical
Area.
History
Ware
County, Georgia's 60th county, was created on December 15th,1824, by an act of the
Georgia General Assembly
from land that was originally part of Appling
county
.
The county
is named for Nicholas Ware, the
mayor of Augusta
, Georgia from (1819-1821) and United States Senator who represented
Georgia from 1821 until his death in 1824.
Several counties were later created from parts of the original Ware
County borders:
Geography
Ware county has a total area of 903 square miles
(2,339 km²) and is the largest geographically in Georgia.
597 square miles (1,546 km²) of it is land and
306 square miles (793 km²) of it is water. A large
portion of the county lies within the
Okefenokee Swamp and its
federally protected
areas.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
National protected area
Demographics
As of the
census of 2007, there were 35,073
people, 13,475 households, and 9,297 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 15,831 housing
units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The
racial makeup of the county was 69.65%
White, 28.01%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.48%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.99% from
other races, and 0.66%
from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 13,475 households out of which 30.70% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were
married couples living together, 14.80% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were
non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals
and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family
size was 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the
age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from
45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,360, and
the median income for a family was $34,372. Males had a median
income of $26,910 versus $20,424 for females. The
per capita income for the county was
$14,384. About 15.90% of families and 20.50% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including
30.10% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or
over.
Schools
High Schools
Middle Schools
- Ware County Middle School, Waycross
- Waycross Middle School, Waycross
Elementary Schools
- Wacona Elementary School, Waycross
- Center Elementary School, Waycross
- Williams Heights Elementary School, Waycross
- Memorial Drive Elementary School, Waycross
- Ruskin Elementary School, Waycross
- Waresboro Elementary School, Waycross
Alternative Schools
- Ware County Alternative School, Waycross
Preschools
- DAFFODIL Preschool, Waycross
Higher Education
Cities and communities
References
External links
(from portions of Appling, Pierce, and Ware
Counties in 1917)
(from portions of Lowndes
and Ware Counties in 1850)
(from portions of Clinch, Irwin
, Telfair
, and Ware Counties in 1854)
(from portions of Appling and Ware Counties in
1857)
, Georgia
, Georgia
, Florida
- south
, Georgia
, Waycross
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