Coffee County, Georgia
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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Coffee County
| state = Georgia
| seal =
| seallink =
| map = Coffee Georgia.png
| map size = 225
| founded = 1854
| seat = Douglas
| largest city = Douglas
| area_total_sq_mi = 603
| area_total_km2 = 1561
| area_land_sq_mi = 599
| area_land_km2 = 1551
| area_water_sq_mi = 4
| area_water_km2 = 10
| area percentage = 0.62%
| census estimate yr = 2007
| pop = 40085
| density_sq_mi = 62
| density_km2 = 24
| time zone = Eastern
| UTC offset = -5
| DST offset = -4
| web =
}}
'''Coffee County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of 2000, the population was 37,413. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 40,085 [http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2007-03-13.xls]. The [[county seat]] is [[Douglas, Georgia|Douglas]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]{{GR|6}}.
==History==
Coffee County was created by an act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] on [[February 9]], [[1854]] from portions of [[Clinch County, Georgia|Clinch]], [[Irwin County, Georgia|Irwin]], [[Telfair County, Georgia|Telfair]], and [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware]] counties. These lands were originally [[Cession|ceded]] by the [[Creek people|Creek]] in the [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] in (1814) and the [[Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818)]] and apportioned to the above Counties before becoming Coffee County.
[[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien]] (1856), [[Jeff Davis County, Georgia|Jeff Davis]] (1905), and [[Atkinson County, Georgia|Atkinson]] (1917) Counties were subsequently formed from sections of Coffee's original borders.
The County is named for [[General]] [[John E. Coffee]], an [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] in the [[War of 1812]], a state legislator, and a [[United States House of Representatives|U. S. representative]].
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 603 [[square mile]]s (1,561 [[km²]]), of which, 599 square miles (1,551 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) of it (0.62%) is water.
===Major highways===
*[[Image:US 221.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 221]]
*[[Image:US 319.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 319]]
*[[Image:US 441.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 441]]
*[[Image:Georgia 31.svg|20px]] [[State Route 31 (Georgia)|State Route 31]]
*[[Image:Georgia 32.svg|20px]] [[State Route 32 (Georgia)|State Route 32]]
*[[Image:Georgia 64.svg|20px]] [[State Route 64 (Georgia)|State Route 64]]
*[[Image:Georgia 90.svg|20px]] [[State Route 90 (Georgia)|State Route 90]]
*[[Image:Georgia 107.svg|25px]] [[State Route 107 (Georgia)|State Route 107]]
*[[Image:Georgia 135.svg|25px]] [[State Route 135 (Georgia)|State Route 135]]
*[[Image:Georgia 158.svg|25px]] [[State Route 158 (Georgia)|State Route 158]]
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Telfair County, Georgia|Telfair County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - north
*[[Jeff Davis County, Georgia|Jeff Davis County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - northeast
*[[Bacon County, Georgia|Bacon County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - east
*[[Ware County, Georgia|Ware County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - southeast
*[[Atkinson County, Georgia|Atkinson County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - south
*[[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - southwest
*[[Irwin County, Georgia|Irwin County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - west
*[[Ben Hill County, Georgia|Ben Hill County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - west
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 37,413 people, 13,354 households, and 9,788 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 15,610 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.23% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 25.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. 6.82% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
There were 13,354 households out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,710, and the median income for a family was $35,936. Males had a median income of $26,642 versus $20,644 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,530. About 15.30% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.
== Cities and towns ==
*[[Ambrose, Georgia|Ambrose]]
*[[Broxton, Georgia|Broxton]]
*Bushnell
*[[Douglas, Georgia|Douglas]]
*Lax
*Mora
*[[Nicholls, Georgia|Nicholls]]
*Pridgen
*Upton
*[[West Green, Georgia|West Green]]
==References==
*[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/courthouses/coffeeCH.htm GeorgiaInfo Coffee County Courthouse History]
*[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Counties&id=h-2314 The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Coffee County]
*[http://coffeecounty.georgia.gov/03/home/0,2230,8609391,00.html Georgiagov.com info for Coffee County]
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