Stephens County, Georgia
Stephens County Courthouse in Toccoa
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	August 18, 1905
Named for	Alexander Stephens
Seat	Toccoa
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	184.23 sq mi (477 km²) 179.26 sq mi (464 km²) 4.97 sq mi (13 km²),
Population  - (2000)  - Density	25,435
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Stephens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 26,175.^[1] The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 25,268.^[2] The county seat is Toccoa.^[3]

  History

Created on August 18, 1905 from parts of Franklin County and Habersham County, the County is named after Alexander Stephens, U.S. representative, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, and fifty-third governor of Georgia.

  Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 184.23 square miles (477.2 km²), of which 179.26 square miles (464.3 km²) (or 97.30%) is land and 4.97 square miles (12.9 km²) (or 2.70%) is water.^[4]

  Major highways

• U.S. Highway 123
• Georgia State Route 17
• Georgia State Route 106
• Georgia State Route 145
• Georgia State Route 184
• Georgia State Route 365

  Adjacent counties

• Oconee County, South Carolina (north)
• Franklin County (south)
• Banks County (southwest)
• Habersham County (west)

  National protected area

• Chattahoochee National Forest (part)

  Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there were 12,681 housing units, with an average of 2.63 persons per household.^[5] The population density was 146 people per square mile (55/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.1% White, 10.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[6]

There were 9,247 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.50% 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 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,466, and the median income for a family was $35,660. Males had a median income of $28,067 versus $20,850 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,529. About 11.30% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.

  Cities and towns

• Avalon
• Eastanollee
• Martin
• Toccoa

  See also

• Toccoa Falls College ^[7]
• North Georgia Technical College ^[8]

State of Georgia portal

  See also

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

  References

  External links

• Stephens County Development Authority
• Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce
• Things to do in Stephens County
• Stephens County history
• Toccoa-Stephens County community website

		Oconee County, South Carolina
	Habersham County
		Stephens County, Georgia
	Banks County	Franklin County

Municipalities and communities of Stephens County, Georgia, United States County seat: Toccoa City Toccoa Towns Avalon Martin‡ Unincorporated community Eastanollee Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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