Effingham County Facts and Figures

The figures and charts below represent the results of the Federal census of 2000.

Effingham County Census Figures


Effingham County Population By City By Year

Year Guyton Rincon Springfield
1960 670 1,057 858
1970 742 1,854 1,001
1980 749 1,988 1,075
1990 740 2,993 1,415
2000 917 4,376 1,821

Effingham County Population By Age

Population Breakdown
 by Age Groups

Under 5

2,857

5-19 9,368
   5-9 3,111
   10-14 3,289
   15-19 2,968
20-34 7,352
   20-24 2,098
   25-34 5,254
35-59 13,601
   35-44 6,794
   45-54 5,068
   55-59 1,739
60-74 3,111
   60-64 1,341
   65-74 1,770
75 & above 1,246
   75-84 956
   85 & above 290

State Ranking By Square Mile

Rank

County - (County Seat) Sq. Miles
8th Bulloch (Statesboro) 688.9
10th Screven (Sylvania) 655.7
12th Chatham (Savannah) 646.3
15th Liberty (Hinesville) 602.6
34th Effingham (Springfield) 482.9
42nd Bryan (Richmond Hill) 454.5
145th Evans (Claxton) 186.9


Miscellaneous Effingham County Census Figures

Median age 33.6
Males 18,646
Females 18,889
Total population 37,535
Ethnic composition
   White
   Black
   Hispanic/Latino
   Mexican
   Asian
   Native American/Alaskan
   Puerto Rican

31,776
4,876
531
209
179
119
111

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