Sandersville, Georgia

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Sandersville is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,144 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Washington County^GR6. Sandersville is the birthplace of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes, Motown Records founder Berry "Pop" Gordy, Helen Robson Walton (wife of Wal-mart founder Sam Walton), as well as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad.

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[edit] Geography

Sandersville is located at 32°58′55″N, 82°48′35″W (32.981887, -82.809659)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²). 23.7 km² (9.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.87%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,144 people, 2,362 households, and 1,591 families residing in the city. The population density was 259.5/km² (672.1/mi²). There were 2,589 housing units at an average density of 109.4/km² (283.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 39.76% White, 59.03% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 2,362 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were married couples living together, 25.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,201, and the median income for a family was $32,462. Males had a median income of $36,089 versus $21,765 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,226. About 24.3% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over.