Coweta County, Georgia

Coweta County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 89,215. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 115,291. The is.

Coweta County is included in the --.

History
The land for, , , Coweta, and counties was  by the  in the 1825. The counties' boundaries were created by the on, , but they were not named until ,. Coweta County was named for the Koweta Indians (a sect of the Creek Indian Tribe), which had several towns in and around present day Coweta.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,155 (446 ). 1,146 km² (443 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.75%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 89,215 people, 31,442 households, and 24,713 families residing in the county. The was 78/km² (202/sq mi). There were 33,182 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (75/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.86%, 17.97% or , 0.23% , 0.68% , 0.01% , 1.22% from , and 1.02% from two or more races. 3.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,442 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.40% were non-families. 17.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,706, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $41,369 versus $27,322 for females. The for the county was $21,949. About 6.10% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

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Cities and towns

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