Monroe is a city in
Walton CountyWalton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 83,144 . The county seat is Monroe, Georgia....
,
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
,
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. The population was 11,409 at the 2000 census. The city is the
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of
Walton CountyWalton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 83,144 . The county seat is Monroe, Georgia....
. It is also the scumiest place in all of Georgia, according to recent reports.
Monroe is located at (33.793295, -83.710790).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.1 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (26.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.05%) is water.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 11,407 people, 4,287 households, and 2,983 families residing in the city.
Monroe is a city in
Walton CountyWalton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 83,144 . The county seat is Monroe, Georgia....
,
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 11,409 at the 2000 census. The city is the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Walton CountyWalton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 83,144 . The county seat is Monroe, Georgia....
. It is also the scumiest place in all of Georgia, according to recent reports.
Geography
Monroe is located at (33.793295, -83.710790).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.1 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (26.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.05%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 11,407 people, 4,287 households, and 2,983 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,101.3 people per square mile (425.1/km²). There were 4,637 housing units at an average density of 447.7/sq mi (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 couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
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 incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $14,823. 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.
Notable natives
- Alfred H. Colquitt
Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general....
- Georgia Governor and Senator who served as a Confederate officer.
- Frances Conroy
-Personal life:Conroy was born in Monroe, Georgia to a business executive father and a mother who also worked in business. Conroy studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Juilliard School in New York City.Frances Conroy married Jan Munroe in 1992....
- Golden GlobeThe Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television...
- and SAG AwardThe Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by members.SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. Nominations for the awards come from 4200 randomly selected members of the union, with...
-winning actress.
- Marquis Floyd
Marquis Floyd is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Tennessee Valley Vipers as a street free agent in 2004...
- NFLThe National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
er.
- Lonnie Hillyer
Lonnie Hillyer was an American jazz trumpeter, strongly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie....
- American jazz trumpeter.
- Henry Dickerson McDaniel
Henry Dickerson McDaniel was governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.Born in Monroe, Georgia, to Ira McDaniel, one of the first professors of Mercer University, McDaniel graduated at the head of his class in law at Mercer and established a practice in his home town...
- Governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.
- Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.
Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. was an American politician, educator and lawyer.Preston was born in Monroe, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens and was admitted to the Georgia state bar in 1930...
- Member of the US House of Representatives.
- 1LT Joseph Helton - USAF Academy graduate, member of 6th Security Forces SQ at MacDill AFB killed in Iraq.
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