Newton County, Georgia

Newton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 62,001. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 91,451. The is.

This county is a part of the (-- ).

History
Newton county is named after Sgt., who served under Gen. , the "Swamp Fox", in the. It was created on December 24, 1821. During the American Civil War, the county provided the Lamar Infantry, which was a part of.

In late, the first five episodes of were filmed in and around.

Newton county is the place where was founded as the Girls Canning and Boys Corn Clubs in 1904 by G.C. Adams.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 723 (279 ). 716 km² (276 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.99%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 62,001 people, 21,997 households, and 17,113 families residing in the county. The was 87/km² (224/sq mi). There were 23,033 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (83/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.27%, 22.21% or , 0.22% , 0.72% , 0.02% , 0.58% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 21,997 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.20% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,875, and the median income for a family was $49,748. Males had a median income of $36,742 versus $26,097 for females. The for the county was $19,317. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the, including 14.90% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

 * East Newton Elementary School
 * Fairview Elementary School
 * Ficquett Elementary School
 * Heard Mixon Elementary School
 * Livington Elementary School
 * Mansfield Elementary School
 * Middle Ridge Elementary School
 * Oak Hill Elementary School
 * Palmer Stone Elementary School
 * Porterdale Elementary School
 * Rocky Plains Elementary School
 * west Newton Elementary School
 * Clements Middle School
 * Cousins Middle School
 * Indian Creek Middle School
 * Veterans Memorial Middle School
 * Alcovy High School
 * Eastside High School
 * Newton High School
 * Newton High School