Walton County, Georgia

Walton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 79,388. The is.

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

History
Walton County was created on,. It is named for, one of the three men from Georgia who signed the. The other two were and.

Walton County is located about 50 miles east of Fulton County. Monroe is the County Seat with other major towns being Loganville, Social Circle, Jersey, Between, Good Hope and Walnut Grove.

Walton County has been home to, birthplace of, or claimed 7 Georgia governors, to wit: James Boynton, Howell Cobb, Alfred Colquitt, Wilson Lumpkin, Henry McDaniel, Richard Russell, Jr., Clifford Walker.

The County has public and private schools.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 855 (330 ). 853 km² (329 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.26%) is water.

The land is mostly undeveloped farm land but that is quickly changing. As more people move into Walton County developers are buying up large tracts of land and increasing the number of subdivisions, forever altering the bucolic landscape.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 138.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * - southeast
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 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 60,687 people, 21,307 households, and 17,002 families residing in the county. The was 71/km² (184/sq mi). There were 22,500 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (68/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.03%, 14.42% or , 0.25% , 0.70% , 0.02% , 0.64% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 21,307 households out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.20% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 32.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,479 and the median income for a family was $52,386. Males had a median income of $37,482 versus $25,840 for females. The for the county was $19,470. About 8.00% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Bold Springs (unincorporated)
 * (unincorporated)
 * Gratis (unincorporated)
 * Mt. Vernon (unincorporated)
 * Pannell (unincorporated)
 * Youth (unincorporated)
 * Mt. Vernon (unincorporated)
 * Pannell (unincorporated)
 * Youth (unincorporated)
 * Pannell (unincorporated)
 * Youth (unincorporated)
 * Youth (unincorporated)
 * Youth (unincorporated)