the age of 18 living with them, 33.9% were married couples living together, 32.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,140, and the median income for a family was $25,511. Males had a median income of $26,006 versus $18,629 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,752. About 31.6% of families and 36.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.8% of those under age 18 and 26.0% of those age 65 or over. Climate This area climate is characterized by warmer, humid summers and is generally mild to cold in the winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dawson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Education Terrell County School District The Terrell County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The district has 98 full-time teachers and over 1,764 students. Cooper-Carver Elementary School Terrell County Middle High School Private education Terrell Academy - Founded as a segregation academy in response to the racial desegregation of public schools. Higher education Nearby Albany has three colleges to which students may easily commute: Darton State College, Albany State University, and Albany Technical College. To the west, in Cuthbert, is historic Andrew College. Also nearby is Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. Notable people Lucius D. Battle (1918–2008), ambassador to Egypt James Brazier (c. 1926–1958), African American murdered by police in Dawson Erle Cocke Jr. (1921–2000) businessman, U.S. National Guard general Wayland Flowers (1939–1988), puppeteer best known for his puppet known as "Madame" Bessie Jones (1902–1984), gospel and folk singer Dawson Five, five black Dawson residents who were wrongly charged with the