Monroe, Georgia
Encyclopedia
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, Georgia.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (26.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.05%) is water.
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.
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools. The district has 675 full-time teachers and over 10,368 students.
, a Christian-based not-for-profit
food relief ministry; Unisia of Georgia Corporation; Tucker Door and Trim; Arkansas-headquartered Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. southeast Walmart Distribution Center ; the Leggett & Platt
Corporation, and others.
Walton County, Georgia
Walton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2009, the population was 87,311. The county seat is Monroe.This county is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 13,381 at the 2008 census. The city is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Walton County, Georgia.
Geography
Monroe is located at 33°47′36"N 83°42′39"W (33.793295, -83.710790).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (26.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.05%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 11,407 people, 4,287 households, 2,983 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.
Walton County School District
The Walton County School DistrictWalton County School District
The Walton County School District is a public school district in Walton County, Georgia, USA, based in Monroe, Georgia. It serves the communities of Between, Bold Springs, Campton, Good Hope, Jersey, Loganville, Monroe, Social Circle, and Walnut Grove, Georgia....
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools. The district has 675 full-time teachers and over 10,368 students.
Elementary
- Atha Road Elementary School
- Blaine Street Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Walker Park Elementary School
Notable natives
- Alfred H. ColquittAlfred H. ColquittAlfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th 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 ConroyFrances ConroyFrances Conroy is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth, the matriarch of the Fisher family, on Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.-Early life:...
- Golden GlobeGolden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
- and SAG AwardScreen Actors Guild AwardsA Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
-winning actress. - Besse CooperBesse CooperBesse Berry Cooper is an American supercentenarian. After the death of the Brazilian supercentenarian Maria Gomes Valentim on June 21, 2011, Cooper became the world's oldest living person...
- world's oldest living person - Marquis FloydMarquis FloydMarquis Floyd is an American football cornerback who is a member of the Arizona Rattlers. He was signed by the Tennessee Valley Vipers as a street free agent in 2004...
- NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top 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...
er. - †*Joseph D. Helton Jr, Monroe, Georgia, 1st Lieutenant, Officer , Killed in action, Iraq, (b. September 30, 1984, d. September 8, 2009), 732d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Detachment 2 flight commander Police Transition Mission, 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base Florida (Tampa) *action: (IED detonation; near FOB FALCONForward Operating Base FalconForward Operating Base Falcon, referred to by some media sources as Camp Falcon, is a United States military forward operating base in Iraq a short distance outside of Baghdad, some south of the Green Zone. For a time it was designated as "Camp Ferrin-Huggins"...
, Mahmudiyah District of Baghdad, on September 8th) - Lonnie HillyerLonnie HillyerLonnie Hillyer was an American jazz trumpeter, strongly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monkand other bebop legends of that era....
- American jazz trumpeter. - Henry Dickerson McDanielHenry Dickerson McDanielHenry Dickerson McDaniel was the 52nd 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.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. - Stephon Tuitt - Current football player for the Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...
- Clifford WalkerClifford WalkerClifford Mitchell Walker was an American attorney and politician from the Southern state of Georgia.Walker served consecutive two-year terms as the 64th Governor of Georgia from 1923 to 1927...
- Governor of Georgia
Economy
The east-end of the City of Monroe on Anisa Drive is the location for the headquarters of several corporations, including Angel Food MinistriesAngel Food Ministries
Angel food ministries was a non-profit organization that provides a monthly food service to over 500,000 families. Angel Food ministries is a nondenominational program located in 43 states across the United States of America and the District of Columbia. with an altogether total of 5,200 locations....
, a Christian-based not-for-profit
Nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
food relief ministry; Unisia of Georgia Corporation; Tucker Door and Trim; Arkansas-headquartered Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. southeast Walmart Distribution Center ; the Leggett & Platt
Leggett & Platt
Leggett & Platt , based in Carthage, Missouri, is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes, offices, and automobiles. The company serves a broad suite of customers that comprise a "Who's...
Corporation, and others.