- Monroe, Georgia
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Monroe, Georgia — City — Motto: Do Right Location in Walton County and the state of Georgia
Location of Monroe in Metro Atlanta
MonroeCoordinates: 33°47′36″N 83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°WCoordinates: 33°47′36″N 83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°W Country United States State Georgia County Walton Government - Mayor Greg Thompson Area - Total 10.5 sq mi (27.1 km2) - Land 10.4 sq mi (26.8 km2) - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) Elevation 909 ft (277 m) Population (2000) - Total 13,381 - Density 1,086.4/sq mi (420.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP codes 30655-30656 Area code(s) 470/678/770 FIPS code 13-52192[1] GNIS feature ID 0356398[2] Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,381 at the 2008 census. The city is the county seat of Walton County.[3]
Walton County, Georgia courthouse
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Geography
Monroe is located at 33°47′36″N 83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°W (33.793295, -83.710790)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27 km2), of which, 10.4 square miles (27 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.05%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 11,407 people, 4,287 households, 2,983 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,101.3 people per square mile (425.1/km²). There were 4,637 housing units at an average density of 447.7 per square mile (172.8/km²). There were 4,287 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $31,568. Males had a median income of $30,717 versus $23,028 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,636 (2008). About 19.8% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.2% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
The racial makeup of the city is 54.69% White, 42.24% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Education
Walton County School District
The Walton County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools.[5] The district has 675 full-time teachers and over 10,368 students.[6]
Schools
Public
Elementary
- Atha Road Elementary School
- Blaine Street Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Walker Park Elementary School
Middle
- Carver Middle School
High
- Monroe Area High School
Private
Notable natives
- Alfred H. Colquitt - Georgia Governor and Senator who served as a Confederate officer.
- Frances Conroy - Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning actress.
- Marquis Floyd - NFLer.
- Lonnie Hillyer - American jazz trumpeter.
- Henry Dickerson McDaniel - Governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.
- Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. - Member of the US House of Representatives.
- †1st Lt Joseph Helton - USAF Academy Graduate, Member of 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill AFB, FL, Killed In Action, Baghdad, Iraq.
- Stephon Tuitt - Current football player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Clifford Walker - Governor of Georgia
- Besse Cooper - world's oldest living person
Economy
The east-end of the City of Monroe on Anisa Drive is the location for the headquarters of several corporations, including Angel Food Ministries, a Christian-based not-for-profit food relief ministry[7]; Unisia of Georgia Corporation; Tucker Door and Trim[8]; Arkansas-headquartered Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. southeast Walmart Distribution Center [9]; the Leggett & Platt Corporation[10], and others.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ http://www.angelfoodministries.com/news/press_room/press_releases/press release090228.asp
- ^ http://www.manta.com/c/mm7k0xy/unisia-of-georgia-corp
- ^ http://www.georgiatrend.com/our-state/08_07_walton.shtml
- ^ http://www.manta.com/c/mms1yt3/leggett-platt-incorporated
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Towns Between | Good Hope | Jersey | Walnut Grove
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Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Atlanta metropolitan area
- Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
- County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Populated places in Walton County, Georgia
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