Carroll County, Georgia

Carroll County is a located in the  of. As of the, the  was 87,268. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 107,325. The is.

Carroll County is included in the --, though few locals would consider this to be true except for the , and for  and  toll-free dialing.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,305 (504 ). 1,292 km² (499 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.97%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 87,268 people, 31,568 households, and 23,013 families residing in the county. The was 68/km² (175/sq mi). There were 34,067 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (68/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.52%, 16.32% or , 0.27% , 0.62% , 0.02% , 1.12% from , and 1.14% from two or more races. 2.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,568 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,799, and the median income for a family was $44,642. Males had a median income of $33,102 versus $22,538 for females. The for the county was $17,656. About 10.00% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

History
The land for, , , , and Carroll counties was by the  in the. This land was the last remaining portion of the Creek's Georgia territory, and was ceded by, chief of the Lower Creeks or. This cession resulted in his murder at McIntosh Reserve near present day Whitesburg by fellow Creeks from northern Alabama called or Upper Creeks.

The county's boundaries were created by the on, but they were not named until  of. Carroll County was named for of, at that time the last surviving signer of the  when the county was created in 1826. Carrollton, the county seat, was also named for this reason.

The county originally extended from the to the Alabama state line on the East and West with the northern boundary just north of present day  with the Cherokees. This land was carved up over time to become Carroll,, , parts of and Troup counties. A portion that became Douglas was once which no longer exists (divided between Douglas and  counties).

Because of the small slave population the county was known as the Free State of Carroll in the 1850s.

Even before the cession of the territory some white settlers were in the northern part of the county in the Villa Rica area.

During the American Civil War, the county provided the Bowdon Volunteers and the Carroll Boys, which were a part of.

In late August, made landfall along the  and spawned numerous  throughout the county that shredded dozens of s and killed several.