Monroe County, Georgia

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Monroe County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001121 [1]
Monroe County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001121
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Forsyth
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Monroe County Administration
P.O. Box 189
Forsyth, Georgia, 31029-0189
Foundation : May 15, 1821
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 478
Demographics
Residents : 26,424  (2010)
Population density : 25.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1030 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Monroe County within Georgia
Website : www.monroecountygeorgia.com

The Monroe County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Forsyth , named after John Forsyth , a US politician, Secretary of State and Governor of Georgia.

geography

The county is located in central northwest Georgia and covers an area of ​​1,030 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water surface and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jasper County , Jones County , Bibb County , Crawford County , Upson County , Lamar County, and Butts County .

The county is part of the Macon Metropolitan Area .

history

Monroe County was formed from the land of the Creek Indians on May 15, 1821. It was named after the US President James Monroe .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 16.202 -
1840 16,275 0.5%
1850 16,985 4.4%
1860 15,953 -6.1%
1870 17,213 7.9%
1880 18.808 9.3%
1890 19,137 1.7%
1900 20,682 8.1%
1910 20,450 -1.1%
1920 20,138 -1.5%
1930 11.606 -42.4%
1940 10,749 -7.4%
1950 10,523 -2.1%
1960 10,495 -0.3%
1970 10,991 4.7%
1980 14,610 32.9%
1990 17.113 17.1%
2000 21,757 27.1%
2010 26,424 21.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census, the then 26,424 inhabitants were distributed over 9,662 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.61 people per household. There are a total of 10,710 households.

74.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.03 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 33.6% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 26.4% of all households.

25.1% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 16.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female.

73.3% of the population identified themselves as white, 23.7% as African American , 0.3% as Native American and 0.8% as Asian Americans . 0.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.0% to several ethnic groups. 2.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 50,625 USD , while 13.2% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Monroe County

Monroe County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

The Juliette settlement is also located in Monroe County.

Web links

Commons : Monroe County, Georgia  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved January 14, 2019
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 343073. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 18, 2018.

Coordinates: 33 ° 1 ′  N , 83 ° 55 ′  W