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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Detached houses: $150,932Here:$150,932State:$224,856 In 2-unit structures: $26,479Here:$26,479State:$162,731 Mobile homes: $52,749Here:$52,749State:$44,353 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,876Here:$5,876State:$74,556
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.5% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.1%
McCain (Republican): 56.8% Obama (Democratic): 42.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $368 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $322 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Telfair County is $406 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.
Cities in this county include: Midway-Hardwick, McRae, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Scotland, Jacksonville.
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Notable locations in Telfair County: Walkers Camp (A), Cooks Still (B), Murdock McRaes Landing (C), Burket Ferry Landing (D), Dodges Lake Landing (E), Lumber City Landing (F), Horse Creek Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Telfair County include: Bethelehem Church (A), Central Grove Church (B), Cook Chapel (C), Dodge Chapel (D), Frances Chapel (E), Green Grove Church (F), Harmony Church (G), James Chapel (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Larkey Cemetery (1), Livingston Cemetery (2), McDuffie Cemetery (3), Browning Cemetery (4), McLean Cemetery (5), Silver Cemetery (6), Cedar Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Montgomery Lake (A), Stenson Lake (B), Mceachin Lake (C), Jones Lake (D), Spring Lake (E), Upper Stapleton Lake (F), Talmadge Lake (G), Powell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilcox Creek (A), Turnpike Creek (B), Joiner Creek (C), Sugar Creek (D), Johnson Creek (E), Hurricane Branch (F), House Creek (G), Horse Creek (H), Smokehouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Telfair County: Walkers Camp (A), Cooks Still (B), Murdock McRaes Landing (C), Burket Ferry Landing (D), Dodges Lake Landing (E), Lumber City Landing (F), Horse Creek Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Telfair County include: Bethelehem Church (A), Central Grove Church (B), Cook Chapel (C), Dodge Chapel (D), Frances Chapel (E), Green Grove Church (F), Harmony Church (G), James Chapel (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Larkey Cemetery (1), Livingston Cemetery (2), McDuffie Cemetery (3), Browning Cemetery (4), McLean Cemetery (5), Silver Cemetery (6), Cedar Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Montgomery Lake (A), Stenson Lake (B), Mceachin Lake (C), Jones Lake (D), Spring Lake (E), Upper Stapleton Lake (F), Talmadge Lake (G), Powell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilcox Creek (A), Turnpike Creek (B), Joiner Creek (C), Sugar Creek (D), Johnson Creek (E), Hurricane Branch (F), House Creek (G), Horse Creek (H), Smokehouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County , Coffee County , Dodge County , Jeff Davis County , Wheeler County , Wilcox County .
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Current college students: 247 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 124 (19% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.2%
Housing units in Telfair County with a mortgage: 778 (82 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,121
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Most common first ancestries reported in Telfair County (%):
6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,568 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.26% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($16,162 average AGI) 1.48% relocated from other states ($5,407 average AGI)Telfair County:1.48%Georgia average:4.40%
7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,723 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.41% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,095 average AGI) 1.65% relocated to other states ($8,625 average AGI)Telfair County:1.65%Georgia average:3.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,286 (1,747 aged, 539 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
2,147 spouses, 2,934 children (2,589 natural, 62 adopted, 283 stepchildren), 341 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 155 other relatives, 222 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,186 2-persons, 767 3-persons, 555 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,177 1-person, 78 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
96.8% of residents of Telfair County speak English at home. 2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Telfair County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
74% of Telfair County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Georgia.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $368,000
Police Protection: $614,000
Health Services - Other: $611,000
Regular Highways: $410,000
Financial Administration: $409,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $313,000
Solid Waste Management: $297,000
Central Staff Services: $142,000
Welfare - Other: $112,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Parks & Recreation: $62,000
Libraries: $52,000
General Public Buildings: $40,000
Housing & Community Development: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $75,000
Rents: $20,000
General - Other: $66,000
Police Protection: $33,000
Regular Highways: $27,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Judicial: $2,000
All Other: $88,000
Highways: $7,000
Property: $1,691,000
Other Selective Sales: $165,000
NEC: $15,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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