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Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 23,417. The county's county seat is Pembroke, Georgia 6.

1 History

Bryan County was created on 19 December, 1793, named after Jonathan Bryan (1708-1788), an American Revolutionary War partisan.

The first county seat was in Hardwick. In 1860 the seat was moved to Eden, Georgia. By 1901 it was in Clyde, Georgia, which may have been the same location formerly known as Eden. Clyde served as the seat to 1935Events January January 1 Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 World War II: Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppo; in 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, Pembroke took on that role.

2 Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,177 km˛ (454 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 1,144 km˛ (442 mi˛) of it is land and 33 km˛ (13 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 2.81% water.

3 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 23,417 people, 8,089 households, and 6,511 families residing in the county. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 20/km˛ (53/mi˛). There are 8,675 housing units at an average density of 8/km˛ (20/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 82.79% White, 14.14% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,089 households out of which 45.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% are married couples living together, 11.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% are non-families. 16.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.88 and the average family size is 3.22.

In the county the population is spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $48,345, and the median income for a family is $53,680. Males have a median income of $39,606 versus $25,830 for females. The per capita income for the county is $19,794. 11.70% of the population and 10.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.70% of those under the age of 18 and 12.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.





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