Monroe County, Georgia

Monroe County, Georgia
Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1826
Seat	Forsyth
Largest city	Forsyth
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	397.80 sq mi (1,030 km²) 395.63 sq mi (1,025 km²) 2.17 sq mi (6 km²), 0.55%
PopulationEst.  - (2007)  - Density	25,145 55/sq mi (21/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821. As of 2000, the population was 21,757. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 25,145.^[1] The county seat is Forsyth.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 397.80 square miles (1,030.3 km²), of which 395.63 square miles (1,024.7 km²) (or 99.45%) is land and 2.17 square miles (5.6 km²) (or 0.55%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

Interstate 75 Interstate 475 U.S. Highway 23 U.S. Highway 41

U.S. Highway 341 Georgia State Route 18 Georgia State Route 19 Georgia State Route 42

Georgia State Route 74 Georgia State Route 83 Georgia State Route 401 Georgia State Route 408

Adjacent counties

• Butts County (north)
• Jasper County (northeast)
• Jones County (east)
• Bibb County (southeast)
• Crawford County (south)
• Upson County (west-southwest)
• Lamar County (west)

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 21,757 people, 7,719 households, and 6,005 families residing in the county. The population density was 21/km² (55/mi²). There were 8,425 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.36% White, 27.93% Black, 0.35% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,719 households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.20% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,195, and the median income for a family was $51,093. Males had a median income of $34,433 versus $22,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,580. About 7.30% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.00% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Bolingbroke
• Culloden
• Forsyth
• Juliette
• Smarr

Unincorporated areas

• Berner
• Blount
• Brent
• Dames Ferry Dyas
• High Falls
• Moran
• Russellville
• Strouds

See also

State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Georgia

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 33°01′N 83°55′W / 33.01°N 83.91°W / 33.01; -83.91