Whitesburg, Georgia

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subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Georgia
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subdivision_name2 = Carroll
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area_total_km2 = 7.3
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population_total = 596
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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latd = 33 |latm = 29 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 54 |longs = 49 |longEW = W
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elevation_m = 258
elevation_ft = 846
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postal_code = 30185
area_code = 770
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Whitesburg is a town in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census. It is the home of McIntosh Reserve, site of the death of Chief William McIntosh of the Creek Indians.

Geography

Whitesburg is located at coor dms|33|29|36|N|84|54|49|W|city (33.493434, -84.913492)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.07%) is water. Whitesburg is located along the Chattahoochee river in SE Carroll County.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 596 people, 224 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 215.1 people per square mile (83.1/km²). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 89.1/sq mi (34.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.21% White, 16.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 224 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,750, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,353 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,189. About 14.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

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