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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Monroe, Georgia}}
{{Distinguish|Monroe, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Monroe County
| county = Monroe County
| state = Georgia
| state = Georgia
| seal =
| seal =
| founded = {{start date and age|1821}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1821}}
| named for = [[James Monroe]]
| named for = [[James Monroe]]
| seat wl= Forsyth
| seat wl = Forsyth
| largest city wl= Forsyth
| largest city wl = Forsyth
| leader_name = Greg Tapley
| leader_name = Greg Tapley
| leader_title = Commission Chair
| leader_title = Commission Chair
| area_total_sq_mi = 398
| area_total_sq_mi = 398
| area_land_sq_mi = 396
| area_land_sq_mi = 396
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.2
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.2
| area percentage = 0.5%
| area percentage = 0.5%
| census estimate yr = 2018
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 27520
| pop = 27957
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| density_sq_mi = 67
| population_est = 30625 {{gain}}
| time zone = Eastern
| density_sq_mi = auto
| ex image = Monroe County Georgia Courthosue.jpg
| time zone = Eastern
| ex image cap = [[Monroe County Courthouse (Forsyth, Georgia)|Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth]]
| ex image = Monroe County Georgia Courthosue.jpg
| district = 8th
| ex image cap = [[Monroe County Courthouse (Forsyth, Georgia)|Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth]]
|web = http://www.monroecountygeorgia.com/
| district = 8th
}}
| web = http://www.monroecountygeorgia.com/ }}

'''Monroe County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Georgia|central]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 26,424.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13207.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607131827/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13207.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Forsyth, Georgia|Forsyth]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created on May 15, 1821.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=150 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The county was named for [[James Monroe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n211 212]}}</ref>
'''Monroe County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Georgia|central]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 27,957.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Monroe County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Monroe_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13207|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Forsyth, Georgia|Forsyth]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created on May 15, 1821.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030718111032/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2003 |url-status=live| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=150 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The county was named for [[James Monroe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n211 212]}}</ref> Monroe County is included in the [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], GA [[Macon, Georgia metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

Monroe County is included in the [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], GA [[Macon, Georgia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|398|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|396|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the state.
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|398|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|396|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the state.


The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper [[Ocmulgee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between [[Yatesville, Georgia|Yatesville]] and [[Culloden, Georgia|Culloden]], located in the Upper [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=2015-11-20}}</ref>
The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper [[Ocmulgee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between [[Yatesville, Georgia|Yatesville]] and [[Culloden, Georgia|Culloden]], located in the Upper [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
Line 61: Line 59:
*[[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] (southwest)
*[[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] (southwest)
*[[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]] (west)
*[[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 16202
|1840= 16275
|1850= 16985
|1860= 15953
|1870= 17213
|1880= 18808
|1890= 19137
|1900= 20682
|1910= 20450
|1920= 20138
|1930= 11606
|1940= 10749
|1950= 10523
|1960= 10495
|1970= 10991
|1980= 14610
|1990= 17113
|2000= 21757
|2010= 26424
|estyear=2018
|estimate=27520
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,757 people, 7,719 households, and 6,005 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 21/km<sup>2</sup> (55/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 8,425 housing units at an average density of 8/km<sup>2</sup> (21/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 70.36% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 27.93% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]], 0.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.29% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 26,424&nbsp;people, 9,662&nbsp;households, and 7,157&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13207
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13207
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|66.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 10,710 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.1|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13207
|access-date=2015-12-30
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213161811/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13207
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 73.3% white, 23.7% black or African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.0% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 14.7% were [[Americans|American]], 13.1% were [[English people|English]], 9.9% were [[Germans|German]], and 9.5% were [[Irish people|Irish]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13207
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025630/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13207
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Of the 9,662&nbsp;households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.9% were non-families, and 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age was 41.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $48,297 and the median income for a family was $61,110. Males had a median income of $41,409 versus $32,810 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,656. About 9.8% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13207
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13207
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


==Communities==
==Communities==

===Cities===
===Cities===
*[[Culloden, Georgia|Culloden]]
*[[Culloden, Georgia|Culloden]]
*[[Forsyth, Georgia|Forsyth]]
*[[Forsyth, Georgia|Forsyth]]

===Census-designated places===
*[[Bolingbroke, Georgia|Bolingbroke]]
*[[Juliette, Georgia|Juliette]]
*[[Smarr, Georgia|Smarr]]


===Unincorporated communities===
===Unincorporated communities===
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*[[Berner, Georgia|Berner]]
*[[Berner, Georgia|Berner]]
*[[Blount, Georgia|Blount]]
*[[Blount, Georgia|Blount]]
*[[Bolingbroke, Georgia|Bolingbroke]]
*[[Brent, Georgia|Brent]]
*[[Brent, Georgia|Brent]]
*[[High Falls, Georgia|High Falls]]
*[[High Falls, Georgia|High Falls]]
*[[Juliette, Georgia|Juliette]]
*[[Russellville, Georgia|Russellville]]
*[[Russellville, Georgia|Russellville]]
*[[Smarr, Georgia|Smarr]]
*[[Strouds, Georgia|Strouds]]
*[[Strouds, Georgia|Strouds]]
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


==Politics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{Hidden begin
| 1830 = 16202
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
| 1840 = 16275
|title = Presidential elections results
| 1850 = 16985
| 1860 = 15953
| 1870 = 17213
| 1880 = 18808
| 1890 = 19137
| 1900 = 20682
| 1910 = 20450
| 1920 = 20138
| 1930 = 11606
| 1940 = 10749
| 1950 = 10523
| 1960 = 10495
| 1970 = 10991
| 1980 = 14610
| 1990 = 17113
| 2000 = 21757
| 2010 = 26424
| 2020 = 27957
|estyear=2023
|estimate=30625
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}
}}

{| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
===2020 census===
|+ '''Previous presidential elections results'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
|+'''Monroe County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Year
!Race / Ethnicity
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Monroe County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US13207|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13207&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13207&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Georgia|2020]]'''
|15,150
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.9%''' ''11,057''
|19,101
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.1% ''4,385''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,954
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''150''
|69.63%
|72.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71.37%
|-
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|2016]]'''
|6,015
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.6%''' ''8,832''
|6,249
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.2% ''3,571''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,084
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''284''
|27.65%
|23.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.76%
|-
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Georgia|2012]]'''
|67
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.0%''' ''8,361''
|64
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.8% ''3,785''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% ''149''
|0.31%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Georgia|2008]]'''
|74
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.3%''' ''7,933''
|209
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.8% ''4,106''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |239
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''108''
|0.34%
|0.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.85%
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Georgia|2004]]'''
|6
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.6%''' ''6,522''
|4
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.8% ''3,216''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''56''
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Georgia|2000]]'''
|6
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.5%''' ''4,561''
|14
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.7% ''2,839''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''141''
|0.03%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Georgia|1996]]'''
|158
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.2%''' ''3,054''
|248
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.7% ''2,768''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |846
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% ''516''
|0.73%
|0.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.03%
|-
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]]'''
|281
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.3% ''2,423''
|535
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.0%''' ''2,774''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |714
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.8% ''971''
|1.29%
|2.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.55%
|-
|-
|'''Total'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Georgia|1988]]'''
|'''21,757'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.4%''' ''2,570''
|'''26,424'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''1,970''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''18''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''27,957'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
|'''100.00%'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Georgia|1984]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.5%''' ''2,420''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''2,189''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.2% ''1,242''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.9%''' ''2,542''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''76''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.7% ''1,078''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.3%''' ''2,962''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Georgia|1972]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.4%''' ''2,181''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.6% ''789''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election in Georgia|1968]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.9% ''770''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.9% ''1028''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''44.2%''' ''1,422''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.3%''' ''1,665''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.6% ''1,578''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''1''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.1% ''581''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.9%''' ''1,642''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Georgia|1956]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.7% ''506''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.3%''' ''1,545''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Georgia|1952]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.2% ''501''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''82.8%''' ''2,406''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Georgia|1948]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|11.9% ''169''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.0%''' ''881''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.1% ''370''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Georgia|1944]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.6% ''410''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.4%''' ''1,132''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Georgia|1940]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4.6% ''49''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''94.9%''' ''1,014''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''6''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Georgia|1936]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|10.3% ''147''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''89.2%''' ''1,277''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''7''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Georgia|1932]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3.6% ''45''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''96.3%''' ''1,200''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election in Georgia|1928]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.1% ''329''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.9%''' ''801''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election in Georgia|1924]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8.3% ''64''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.6%''' ''672''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.0% ''31''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election in Georgia|1920]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.0% ''83''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''91.0%''' ''837''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election in Georgia|1916]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7.8% ''65''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''86.0%''' ''721''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% ''52''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election in Georgia|1912]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6.5% ''50''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''91.2%''' ''702''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''18''
|}
|}

{{Hidden end}}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 27,957 people, 9,760 households, and 6,179 families residing in the county.

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,933|4,106|108|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,522|3,216|56|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,561|2,839|141|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,054|2,768|516|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,423|2,774|971|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,570|1,970|18|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,420|2,189|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,242|2,542|76|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,078|2,962|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,181|789|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|770|1,028|1,422|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,665|1,578|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|581|1,642|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|506|1,545|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|501|2,406|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|169|881|370|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|410|1,132|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|49|1,014|6|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|147|1,277|7|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|45|1,200|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|329|801|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|64|672|31|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|83|837|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|65|721|52|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|50|702|18|Georgia}}

==Education==
All parts of the county are in the [[Monroe County School District (Georgia)|Monroe County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13207_monroe/DC20SD_C13207.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monroe County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 1, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13207_monroe/DC20SD_C13207_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Georgia]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:45, 24 November 2024

Not to be confused with Monroe, Georgia.

Monroe County
County
Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth
Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth
Map of Georgia highlighting Monroe County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°01′N 83°55′W / 33.01°N 83.91°W / 33.01; -83.91
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1821; 203 years ago (1821)
Named forJames Monroe
SeatForsyth
Largest cityForsyth
Government
 • Commission ChairGreg Tapley
Area
 • Total
398 sq mi (1,030 km2)
 • Land396 sq mi (1,030 km2)
 • Water2.2 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
27,957
 • Estimate 
(2023)
30,625 Increase
 • Density70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.monroecountygeorgia.com

Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957.[1] The county seat is Forsyth.[2] The county was created on May 15, 1821.[3] The county was named for James Monroe.[4] Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 398 square miles (1,030 km2), of which 396 square miles (1,030 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5] It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between Yatesville and Culloden, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[6]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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Cities

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Census-designated places

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Unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
183016,202—
184016,2750.5%
185016,9854.4%
186015,953−6.1%
187017,2137.9%
188018,8089.3%
189019,1371.7%
190020,6828.1%
191020,450−1.1%
192020,138−1.5%
193011,606−42.4%
194010,749−7.4%
195010,523−2.1%
196010,495−0.3%
197010,9914.7%
198014,61032.9%
199017,11317.1%
200021,75727.1%
201026,42421.5%
202027,9575.8%
2023 (est.)30,625[7]9.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

2020 census

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Monroe County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[16] Pop 2020[17] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 15,150 19,101 19,954 69.63% 72.29% 71.37%
Black or African American alone (NH) 6,015 6,249 6,084 27.65% 23.65% 21.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 67 64 34 0.31% 0.24% 0.12%
Asian alone (NH) 74 209 239 0.34% 0.79% 0.85%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 6 4 0 0.03% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 6 14 86 0.03% 0.05% 0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 158 248 846 0.73% 0.94% 3.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 281 535 714 1.29% 2.02% 2.55%
Total 21,757 26,424 27,957 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,957 people, 9,760 households, and 6,179 families residing in the county.

Politics

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United States presidential election results for Monroe County, Georgia[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 12,954 73.17% 4,689 26.49% 61 0.34%
2020 11,057 70.91% 4,385 28.12% 150 0.96%
2016 8,832 69.61% 3,571 28.15% 284 2.24%
2012 8,361 68.00% 3,785 30.78% 149 1.21%
2008 7,933 65.31% 4,106 33.80% 108 0.89%
2004 6,522 66.59% 3,216 32.84% 56 0.57%
2000 4,561 60.48% 2,839 37.65% 141 1.87%
1996 3,054 48.19% 2,768 43.67% 516 8.14%
1992 2,423 39.28% 2,774 44.97% 971 15.74%
1988 2,570 56.38% 1,970 43.22% 18 0.39%
1984 2,420 52.51% 2,189 47.49% 0 0.00%
1980 1,242 32.18% 2,542 65.85% 76 1.97%
1976 1,078 26.68% 2,962 73.32% 0 0.00%
1972 2,181 73.43% 789 26.57% 0 0.00%
1968 770 23.91% 1,028 31.93% 1,422 44.16%
1964 1,665 51.33% 1,578 48.64% 1 0.03%
1960 581 26.14% 1,642 73.86% 0 0.00%
1956 506 24.67% 1,545 75.33% 0 0.00%
1952 501 17.23% 2,406 82.77% 0 0.00%
1948 169 11.90% 881 62.04% 370 26.06%
1944 410 26.59% 1,132 73.41% 0 0.00%
1940 49 4.58% 1,014 94.86% 6 0.56%
1936 147 10.27% 1,277 89.24% 7 0.49%
1932 45 3.61% 1,200 96.31% 1 0.08%
1928 329 29.12% 801 70.88% 0 0.00%
1924 64 8.34% 672 87.61% 31 4.04%
1920 83 9.02% 837 90.98% 0 0.00%
1916 65 7.76% 721 86.04% 52 6.21%
1912 50 6.49% 702 91.17% 18 2.34%

Education

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All parts of the county are in the Monroe County School District.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2003.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  20. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monroe County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list

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