Sumter County is located in south-central Georgia. The County Seat is Americus and the largest city is Americus. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.sumtercountyga.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 31,232 and the 2010 census population was 32,817. The land area is 482.70 square miles and there are 68 persons per square mile.
44.3% of the population is White, 52.5% is Black or African American, 5% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1% is two or more races. 76.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 18.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $90,300, there are 11,493 households, an average of 2.63 persons per household. The per capita income is $17,879, the median household income is $33,796, and 32.3% of the persons in Sumter County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,484. Retail sales (in $1000) were $326,121, and sales per capita were $10,016. The percentage of black-owned firms is 23.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.8%.
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| Sumter County Home Page The home page of Sumter County provides government information such as minutes, agendas, RFPs, contacts, GIS maps, departments, ordinances, business licenses, and more. 500 W. Lamar St., P.O. Box 295, Americus, Georgia 31709, (229) 928-4500. |
| Code of Ordinances Code of Ordinances for Sumter County, Georgia. |
| Liens Select Sumter in the drop-down county list to search the Georgia Superior Court lien index by name or book and page. |
| Plat Images In Sumter County, view Plat Images using the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority service. Register for free; fees for images. |
| Property & GIS Use the Geographical Information System (GIS) of Sumter County to search for property information and view interactive GIS maps. |
| Property & GIS Maps - Assessor Click on SEARCH RECORDS to use this Sumter County Assessors Office service to search for property information by owner name, parcel number, location address, legal information, GIS map, or Real Key. Property sales searches are also available. |
| Property & Recorded Documents (Deeds) Find Sumter County property and recorded documents from the GA Consolidated Real Estate Index. Free registration required; fees for documents. Find affidavits, deeds, easements, leases, liens, tax sale deeds, Sheriff’s deeds, warranty deedspower of attorney filings, releases, title transfers, and more. |
| Property - Tax Search the Sumter County property tax database by tax year, name, account #, or map # to view tax and value data. |
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