Turner County


Turner County, Georgia

PO Box 106
Ashburn, GA 31714
Phone: (229) 567-2011
Fax: (229) 567-0450
www.turnerchamber.com

In south-central GA, northeast of Albany; organized 1905 from Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, and Worth counties. Name Origin: For Capt. Henry Gray Turner (1839-1904), officer in the Confederate Army, U.S. representative from GA (1881-97), and associate justice of the GA supreme court (1903)

Area (sq mi):: 289.85 (land 286.03; water 3.83) Population per square mile: 33.10
Population 2005: 9,474 State rank: 133 Population change: 2000-20005 -0.30%; 1990-2000 9.20% Population 2000: 9,504 (White 55.90%; Black or African American 41.00%; Hispanic or Latino 2.60%; Asian 0.30%; Other 2.30%). Foreign born: 2.40%. Median age: 33.30
Income 2000: per capita $13,454; median household $25,676; Population below poverty level: 26.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $17,637-$20,162
Unemployment (2004): 5.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): -3.60% Median travel time to work: 22.40 minutes Working outside county of residence: 38.30%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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Turner County, South Dakota

PO Box 446
Parker, SD 57053
Phone: (605) 297-3115
Fax: (605) 297-2115

In southeastern SD, southwest of Sioux Falls; organized Jan 13, 1871 (prior to statehood) from Lincoln County and part of the now-defunct Jayne County. Name Origin: For John W. Turner (1800-83), member of the Dakota Territory legislature (1865-66; 1872) and a superintendent of public instruction

Area (sq mi):: 617.45 (land 616.82; water 0.63) Population per square mile: 13.80
Population 2005: 8,520 State rank: 21 Population change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 3.20% Population 2000: 8,849 (White 98.60%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 0.40%; Asian 0.20%; Other 0.80%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 40.50
Income 2000: per capita $17,343; median household $36,059; Population below poverty level: 7.20% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $27,209-$30,190
Unemployment (2004): 3.70% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.40% Median travel time to work: 24.40 minutes Working outside county of residence: 46.90%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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