Harris County, Georgia
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| Harris County, Georgia | |
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County courthouse in Hamilton
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 14, 1827 |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Largest city | West Point |
| Area | |
| • Total | 473 sq mi (1,225 km2) |
| • Land | 464 sq mi (1,202 km2) |
| • Water | 9.1 sq mi (24 km2), 1.9% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 32,024 |
| • Density | 69/sq mi (27/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Harris County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024.[1] The county seat is Hamilton.[2] The county was created on December 14, 1827 and named for Charles Harris, a Georgia judge and attorney.[3]
Harris County is part of the Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The County courthouse was designed by Edward Columbus Hosford.
By per capita income, the county is the sixth-wealthiest in the state of Georgia, and the wealthiest county in the state outside of Metro Atlanta.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 473 square miles (1,230 km2), of which 464 square miles (1,200 km2) is land and 9.1 square miles (24 km2) (1.9%) is water.[4]
The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.[5]
Major highways
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Interstate 85
Interstate 185
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 Alternate
State Route 1
State Route 18
State Route 36
State Route 85
State Route 85 Alternate
State Route 103
State Route 116
State Route 190
State Route 208
State Route 219
State Route 315
State Route 354
State Route 403 (unsigned designation for I-85)
State Route 411 (unsigned designation for I-185)
Adjacent counties
- Troup County (north)
- Meriwether County (northeast)
- Talbot County (east)
- Muscogee County (south)
- Lee County, Alabama (southwest/CST Border)
- Chambers County, Alabama (northwest/CST Border except Lanett and Valley as the cities are jointed by the Columbus Metropolitan Area)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 5,105 | — | |
| 1840 | 13,933 | 172.9% | |
| 1850 | 14,721 | 5.7% | |
| 1860 | 13,736 | −6.7% | |
| 1870 | 13,284 | −3.3% | |
| 1880 | 15,758 | 18.6% | |
| 1890 | 16,797 | 6.6% | |
| 1900 | 18,009 | 7.2% | |
| 1910 | 17,886 | −0.7% | |
| 1920 | 15,775 | −11.8% | |
| 1930 | 11,140 | −29.4% | |
| 1940 | 11,428 | 2.6% | |
| 1950 | 11,265 | −1.4% | |
| 1960 | 11,167 | −0.9% | |
| 1970 | 11,520 | 3.2% | |
| 1980 | 15,464 | 34.2% | |
| 1990 | 17,788 | 15.0% | |
| 2000 | 23,695 | 33.2% | |
| 2010 | 32,024 | 35.2% | |
| Est. 2014 | 32,876 | [6] | 2.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1] |
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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 32,024 people, 11,823 households, and 9,268 families residing in the county.[11] The population density was 69.0 inhabitants per square mile (26.6/km2). There were 13,397 housing units at an average density of 28.9 per square mile (11.2/km2).[12] The racial makeup of the county was 79.3% white, 17.2% black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.7% of the population.[11] In terms of ancestry, 13.5% were German, 13.4% were Irish, 11.5% were English, and 10.5% were American.[13]
Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 42.0 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $67,018 and the median income for a family was $74,457. Males had a median income of $49,844 versus $37,103 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. About 6.0% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.[14]
Communities
Cities
- Hamilton - county seat
- Shiloh
- West Point
Towns
Unincorporated communities
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Education
The Harris County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school.[15] The district headquarters is located in Hamilton, and has 274 full-time teachers and over 4,411 students spread out over 7 schools.[16]
- Mulberry Creek Elementary School (Cataula)
- New Mountain Hill Elementary School (Fortson)
- Park Elementary School (Hamilton)
- Pine Ridge Elementary School (Ellerslie)
- Creekside Intermediate School (grades 5-6) (Cataula)
- Harris County Carver Middle School (Hamilton)
- Harris County High School (Hamilton)
Notable residents
- Georgia Militia Colonel Reuben J. Crews, father of C.C. Crews.
- Benjamin Franklin White, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Harris County, and mayor of Whitesville, Georgia, compiler of the shape note tunebook known as The Sacred Harp
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Georgia
- USNS Harris County (T-LST-822)
References
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- Columbus Enquirer Archive Digital Library of Georgia
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Chambers County, Alabama | Troup County | Meriwether County | |
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- ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
