Adel, Georgia

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Adel is a city in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,307 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cook County^GR6. Legend says that the city's name was derived from the middle letters of Philadelphia [1].

[edit] Geography

Adel is located at 31°8′18″N, 83°25′33″W (31.138466, -83.425944)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.6 km² (8.0 mi²). 20.4 km² (7.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,307 people, 1,958 households, and 1,335 families residing in the city. The population density was 260.4/km² (674.1/mi²). There were 2,164 housing units at an average density of 106.2/km² (274.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.97% White, 48.92% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population.

There were 1,958 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,908, and the median income for a family was $27,318. Males had a median income of $25,927 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,425. About 23.5% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 29.2% of those age 65 or over.