Reed Creek, Georgia
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Reed Creek is a census-designated place
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 (CDP) in Hart County
Hart County, Georgia
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, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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, United States
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. The population was 2,148 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Reed Creek is located at 34°26′31"N 82°54′51"W (34.441880, -82.914186).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²), of which, 23.3 square miles (60.3 km²) of it is land and 11.2 square miles (29 km²) of it (32.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 2,148 people, 965 households, and 711 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 92.0 people per square mile (35.5/km²). There were 1,705 housing units at an average density of 73.1/sq mi (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.58% White, 1.49% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.05% of the population.

There were 965 households out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,125, and the median income for a family was $47,321. Males had a median income of $29,141 versus $19,815 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $23,640. About 7.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
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