The Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, anchored by the city of Americus

Americus, Georgia

-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...

.

At the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA

United States micropolitan area

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 had a population of 36,966 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 36,409).

Communities

• Incorporated places
  • Americus
    Americus, Georgia
    -Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...
    
     (Principal city)
  • Andersonville
    Andersonville, Georgia
    Andersonville is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 331 at the 2000 census . It is located in the southwest part of the state, about southwest of Macon, Georgia on the Central of Georgia railroad...
    
    
  • De Soto
    De Soto, Georgia
    De Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    
  • Ellaville
    Ellaville, Georgia
    Ellaville is a city in Schley County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,609 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Schley County.Ellaville is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Leslie
    Leslie, Georgia
    Leslie is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 455 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Leslie is located at ....
    
    
  • Plains
    Plains, Georgia
    Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 776 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Notable people:...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Cobb
    Cobb, Georgia
    Cobb is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the largest pecan orchard in the world. Cobb is connected with the residents of Lake Blackshear and is the location of the Lake Blackshear Volunteer Fire Department....
    
    
  • Murrays Crossroads
    Murrays Crossroads, Georgia
    Murrays Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Schley County, Georgia, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 with State Route 240, to the north of the city of Ellaville, the county seat of Schley County...
    
    

Demographics

At the 2000 census

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, there were 36,966 people, 13,460 households and 9,542 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 50.01% White, 47.22% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.

The median household income

Median household income

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 was $31,470 and the median family income was $35,797. Males had a median income of $28,534 versus $20,196 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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was $15,032.