Paulding County, Georgia

Paulding County is a located in the  of. As of the, the  is 81,678. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 121,530. The is.

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

History
Paulding County was created from by an act of the  on,. In, a portion of Paulding County was used to help create. Other portions of Paulding County were annexed to neighboring counties (,, , , , and Polk) between and. Between and 1874, Paulding County was expanded through annexation of parts of Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, and Polk counties

The County is named after (, –, ), who was famous for the capture of the British spy  in  during the. André was on a mission carrying secret papers from when he was captured.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 816 (315 ). 812 km² (313 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.52%) is water.

Geographic features
The originates in Paulding County.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 278.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 61.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 92.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 101.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 113.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 120.svg|23px]]

Secondary Highways

 * South Paulding connector that runs between Georgia State Route 92 and Georgia State Route 61.
 * . Formerly known as Dragstrip Road.
 * . Formerly known as West Hiram Parkway. Originally known as Egg Farm Road
 * . Western leg of Macland Road.
 * . Formerly known as West Hiram Parkway. Originally known as Egg Farm Road
 * . Western leg of Macland Road.
 * . Western leg of Macland Road.

Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 81,678 people, 28,089 households, and 22,892 families residing in the county. The was 101/km² (261/sq mi). There were 29,274 housing units at an average density of 36/km² (93/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.59%, 6.96% or , 0.30% , 0.40% , 0.03% , 0.57% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 1.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 28,089 households out of which 46.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.30% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.50% were non-families. 14.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.70% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 38.40% from 25 to 44, 17.40% from 45 to 64, and 5.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,161, and the median income for a family was $56,039. Males had a median income of $38,637 versus $27,341 for females. The for the county was $19,974. About 4.00% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Paulding County Notables

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