Newton County, Georgia

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Newton County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001216 [1]
Newton County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001216
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Covington
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Newton County Administration
1124 Clark Street
Covington, Georgia, 30014
Foundation : November 30, 1858
Made up from: Henry County
Jasper County
Walton County
Area code : 001 678
Demographics
Residents : 99,958  (2010)
Population density : 139.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 723 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Newton County within Georgia
Website : www.co.newton.ga.us

The Newton County is a county in the US state of Georgia . The county seat is Covington .

geography

The county is located in north-central Georgia, covers an area of ​​723 square kilometers, seven square kilometers of which is water, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Walton County , Morgan County , Jasper County , Butts County , Henry County, and Rockdale Counties .

The county is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Atlanta .

history

Newton County was formed on November 30, 1858 as the 53rd county in Georgia from parts of Henry County, Jasper County, and Walton County. It was named after John Newton , a hero of the Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 11,155 -
1840 11,628 4.2%
1850 13,296 14.3%
1860 14,320 7.7%
1870 14,615 2.1%
1880 13,623 -6.8%
1890 14,310 5%
1900 16,734 16.9%
1910 18,449 10.2%
1920 21,680 17.5%
1930 17,290 -20.2%
1940 18,576 7.4%
1950 20.185 8.7%
1960 20,999 4%
1970 26,282 25.2%
1980 34,489 31.2%
1990 41,808 21.2%
2000 62.001 48.3%
2010 99,958 61.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Plaque commemorating troop movements in the county during the Civil War

According to the 2010 census, the then 99,958 inhabitants were distributed over 34,390 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.85 people per household. There are a total of 38,342 households.

76.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.27 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 43.5% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 21.0% of all households.

32.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 47.6% of the population were male and 52.4% were female.

53.8% of the population identified themselves as whites, 40.9% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 0.9% as Asian Americans . 2.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.1% to several ethnic groups. 4.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 51,068 USD , while 17.0% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Newton County

Newton County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

Town :

Web links

Commons : Newton County, Georgia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1673547. 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 24, 2018.

Coordinates: 33 ° 33 ′  N , 83 ° 50 ′  W