Sparks, Georgia

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Coordinates: 31°10′9″N 83°26′23″W / 31.16917, -83.43972
Sparks, Georgia
Location in Cook County and the state of Georgia
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Cook
Area
- Total	4 sq mi (10.2 km²)
- Land	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,755
- Density	438.8/sq mi (172.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31647
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-72556^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0333097^[2]

Sparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,755 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Sparks is located at 31°10′9″N, 83°26′23″W (31.169210, -83.439757)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (6.87%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,755 people, 644 households, and 443 families residing in the town. The population density was 480.3 people per square mile (185.6/km²). There were 743 housing units at an average density of 203.3/sq mi (78.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 53.16% White, 43.65% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.60% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.

There were 644 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,806, and the median income for a family was $29,861. Males had a median income of $22,583 versus $16,087 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,779. About 19.6% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over.