Bowman, Georgia

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Coordinates: 34°12′15″N 83°1′37″W / 34.20417, -83.02694
Bowman, Georgia
Location in Elbert County and the state of Georgia
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Elbert
Area
- Total	2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
- Land	2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	898
- Density	345.4/sq mi (136.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	30624
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-09712^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0331217^[2]

Bowman is a city in Elbert County, Georgia, United States. The population was 898 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Bowman is located at 34°12′15″N, 83°1′37″W (34.204231, -83.026989)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 898 people, 377 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was 350.0 people per square mile (134.9/km²). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 160.2/sq mi (61.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.05% White, 24.28% African American, 0.67% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 377 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,083, and the median income for a family was $33,542. Males had a median income of $30,714 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,584. About 22.0% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 28.7% of those age 65 or over.