Blakely, Georgia

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Blakely is a city in Early County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,696 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Early County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Blakely is located at 31°22′36″N, 84°56′2″W (31.376728, -84.933873)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 45.6 km² (17.6 mi²). 45.2 km² (17.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,696 people, 2,060 households, and 1,413 families residing in the city. The population density was 125.9/km² (326.0/mi²). There were 2,251 housing units at an average density of 49.7/km² (128.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.34% White, 59.97% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 2,060 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 29.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,250, and the median income for a family was $24,107. Males had a median income of $24,861 versus $16,116 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,012. About 29.6% of families and 33.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.7% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.Blakely is a very boring place President Bush is not trying to help the people(mostly senior citzens).He is not listening to the views of the people&I hope this is a way to get his attention.