Bartow County, Georgia

Bartow County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 76,019. The county's explosive growth is evident, as the population of the county rose to 91,266 as of the 2006 estimate. Bartow County has held a spot in the top 50 fastest growing counties in Georgia, oftenly ranking in the 20's, but this year, it ranked 19th. The is.

Bartow County is included in the.

History
Bartow County was created from the lands of the  territory in  on rd, and called Cass County until renamed in  on th in honor of. The original county seat was at.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,218 (470 ). 1,190 km² (459 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.27%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-75.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 411.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 3.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 20.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 61.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 113.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 140.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 293.svg|25px]]

Secondary Highways

 * . Portion south of Emerson and east of U.S. 41 into Cobb County.
 * . Future route of S.R. 113.
 * . Future route of S.R. 113.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 76,019 people, 27,176 households, and 21,034 families residing in the county. The was 64/km² (166/sq mi). There were 28,751 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (63/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.79%, 8.68% or , 0.28% , 0.51% , 0.03% , 1.62% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.32% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,176 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,660, and the median income for a family was $49,198. Males had a median income of $35,136 versus $24,906 for females. The for the county was $18,989. About 6.60% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.