Walton County, Georgia
Encyclopedia
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 (Atlanta
-Sandy Springs
-Marietta
, Georgia
Metropolitan Statistical Area).
, one of the three men from Georgia who signed the United States Declaration of Independence
. The other two were Button Gwinnett
and Lyman Hall
.
Walton County is located about 50 miles east of the metropolitan Atlanta/Fulton County area. Monroe is the County Seat with other major towns being Loganville, Social Circle, Jersey, Between, Good Hope and Walnut Grove.
Walton County has been home to, birthplace of, or claim to seven Georgia governors:
James Boynton, Howell Cobb
, Alfred Colquitt, Wilson Lumpkin
, Henry McDaniel, Richard Russell, Jr.
, Clifford Walker
.
Walton County is mostly agricultural and wooded with encroachment by development.
As of the census of 2010, there were 83,768 people, 28,503 households, with 7.25% of persons under the age of 5, 26. 8% under 18, and 12.1% over 65. The female segment of the population accounted for 51.3% of the population.
The racial makeup of the county was 80.1% White, 15.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The high school graduate rate for persons over 25 was 78.4%, Bachelors degree or higher for those over 25 was 16.8%, and the statistical number of veterans of the county was 5,982. The average travel time commute to work, for workers over 16 was 32.2 minutes. The per capita income was $22,624, and the household average income was $50,321. The median household market value in 2009 was $162,000. About 12% of the county's population existed below the poverty level.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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...
. As of 2009, the population was 87,311. 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....
is Monroe
Monroe, Georgia
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.-Geography:Monroe is located at ....
.
This county is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
-Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...
-Marietta
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
, 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...
Metropolitan Statistical Area).
History
Walton County was created on December 15, 1818. It is named for George WaltonGeorge Walton
George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...
, one of the three men from Georgia who signed the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
. The other two were Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett was an English-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories on the United States Declaration of Independence...
and Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall , physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him.-Early life and family:...
.
Walton County is located about 50 miles east of the metropolitan Atlanta/Fulton County area. Monroe is the County Seat with other major towns being Loganville, Social Circle, Jersey, Between, Good Hope and Walnut Grove.
Walton County has been home to, birthplace of, or claim to seven Georgia governors:
James Boynton, Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...
, Alfred Colquitt, Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator.-Biography:Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe County, Georgia with his parents, who settled near Point Peter and subsequently at Lexington, Georgia...
, Henry McDaniel, Richard Russell, Jr.
Richard Russell, Jr.
Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from the southeastern state of Georgia. He served as state governor from 1931 to 1933 and United States senator from 1933 to 1971....
, Clifford Walker
Clifford Walker
Clifford 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...
.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 330.05 square miles (854.8 km²), of which 329.18 square miles (852.6 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.87 square miles (2.3 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.Walton County is mostly agricultural and wooded with encroachment by development.
Major highways
Interstate 20Interstate 20Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
U.S. Highway 78
Georgia State Route 11Georgia State Route 11State Route 11 runs the entire length of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the longest route in the state. The route begins at the Florida state line south of Statenville. The route travels north cosigned with US 129 through Statenville, Lakeland, Nashville, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, and Abbeville, before...
Georgia State Route 20Georgia State Route 20State Route 20 is an abnormally-oriented route in roughly the shape of a capital J rotated ninety degrees to the left. Its counterclockwise terminus is at the Alabama state line in Floyd County, and its clockwise terminus occurs in the middle of an overpass over US 19/US 41 and SR 3 in Hampton in...
Georgia State Route 81Georgia State Route 81State Route 81 is a diagonal route oriented generally from southwest to northeast. Its southwest terminus is at U.S. 19/U.S. 41 in Henry County, and its northeast terminus is at U.S. 29 Business in Winder in Barrow County...
Georgia State Route 83Georgia State Route 83Georgia State Route 83 is a route that runs from U.S. Route 341 in Monroe County in central Georgia to U.S. Route 78 in Walton County in eastern Georgia.- Routing :...
Georgia State Route 138Georgia State Route 138State Route 138 is a highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway is an east–west route that begins at the junction of S.R. 92 just north of Fairburn and ends at U.S. 78/S.R. 10 near Monroe. It totals approximately in length...
State Route 10
Adjacent counties
- Barrow CountyBarrow County, GeorgiaBarrow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 46,144. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 67,139...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– north - Oconee CountyOconee County, GeorgiaOconee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 25, 1875. As of the 2000 census, the population was 26,225. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 31,367...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– northeast - Morgan CountyMorgan County, GeorgiaMorgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 15,457. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,492. The county seat is Madison, Georgia.-Geography:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– southeast - Newton CountyNewton County, GeorgiaNewton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 62,001. The 2010 Census showed a population of 99,958. The county seat is Covington....
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– south - Rockdale CountyRockdale County, GeorgiaRockdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 70,111. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 82,052. Two years later, the population was 84,569. The county seat is Conyers.-Geography:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– southwest - Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (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...
– northwest
Demographics
According to 2000 data the county comprised 329.18 square miles with 254.5 persons per square mile.As of the census of 2010, there were 83,768 people, 28,503 households, with 7.25% of persons under the age of 5, 26. 8% under 18, and 12.1% over 65. The female segment of the population accounted for 51.3% of the population.
The racial makeup of the county was 80.1% White, 15.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The high school graduate rate for persons over 25 was 78.4%, Bachelors degree or higher for those over 25 was 16.8%, and the statistical number of veterans of the county was 5,982. The average travel time commute to work, for workers over 16 was 32.2 minutes. The per capita income was $22,624, and the household average income was $50,321. The median household market value in 2009 was $162,000. About 12% of the county's population existed below the poverty level.
Cities and towns
- BetweenBetween, GeorgiaBetween is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 148 at the 2000 census.-Meaning of the Name:The town is called Between because it is between two of Georgia's largest cities — Atlanta and Athens are exactly the same distance to Between...
- Bold SpringsBold Springs, GeorgiaBold Springs is an unincorporated community in Walton County, Georgia, United States. It is located around Georgia State Route 81 and Bold Springs Road. The elevation is 925 feet....
(unincorporated) - CamptonCampton, GeorgiaCampton is a small unincorporated town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. It is located about 15 miles from Dacula and Highway 316. The town of Campton has few buildings other than a couple churches, a masonic lodge, and a restaurant.The 2011 film "Wanderlust" was mainly filmed there.The...
(unincorporated) - Good HopeGood Hope, GeorgiaGood Hope is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Good Hope is located at ....
- GratisGratis, GeorgiaGratis is an unincorporated rural crossroads community in Walton County, Georgia in the U.S. The small community is located between the cities of Monroe and Winder. The community's main intersection is Gratis and Mt. Vernon Rd.-Economy:...
(unincorporated) - JerseyJersey, GeorgiaJersey is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 163 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jersey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- LoganvilleLoganville, GeorgiaLoganville is a city located mostly in Walton County with a small portion of the city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,963 at the 2009 census.-Geography:...
- MonroeMonroe, GeorgiaMonroe 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.-Geography:Monroe is located at ....
(county seat of government) - Mt. Vernon (unincorporated)
- Pannell (unincorporated)
- Social CircleSocial Circle, GeorgiaSocial Circle is a city in Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately 45 miles east of Atlanta, and approximately four miles due north of access to Interstate 20....
- Walnut GroveWalnut Grove, GeorgiaWalnut Grove is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walnut Grove is located at ....
- Windsor (unincorporated)
- Youth (unincorporated)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Walton County, GeorgiaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Walton County, GeorgiaThis is a list of properties and districts in Walton County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . -Current listings:...
External links
- Mark Auslander "Holding on to Those Who Can't be Held": Reenacting a Lynching at Moore's Ford, Georgia" Southern Spaces, November 8, 2010.
- Georgia.gov on Walton County
- http://www.negrdc.org/counties/walton/default.asp