Clayton County (Georgia)
The Clayton County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Jonesboro. In 2010, the County had 259 424 inhabitants and a population density of 701 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Georgia and has an area of 374 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: DeKalb County, Henry County, Spalding County, Fayette County and Fulton County.
The northwestern part of the county is occupied by the Hartsfield -Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
History
Clayton County was formed on November 30, 1858 125 County Georgia from parts of Fayette County and Henry County. It was named after Augustin S. Clayton, an early judge and later a member of Georgia's House of Representatives and Senator.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 236 517 people in Clayton County. Of these, 3,258 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 82 243 households and 59 214 families. The population density was 640 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 37.94 percent White, 51.55 percent Black or African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 4.49 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.55 percent from other races groups; 2.08 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.50 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 82 243 households out of which 40.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.7 percent were married couples living together, 20.3 percent were single mothers and 28.0 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent of all households and 3.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.30 persons.
30.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.4 percent between 18 to 24, 35.4 percent between 25 and 44, 18.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 5.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 42,697, and the median income for a family $ 46,782. Males have a median income of $ 32,118, women $ 26,926. The per capita income was $ 18,079. 8.2 percent of families and 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Clayton County
Towns and Citys
- College Park1
- Forest Park
- Jonesboro
- Lake City
- Lovejoy
- Morrow
- Riverdale
1 partly in Fulton County
Other places
- Bonanza
- Camelot
- Conley
- Coxs Crossing
- Digbey
- Ellenwood
- Hastings
- Irondale
- Lake Tara
- Mountain View
- Mundy's Mill
- North Clayton
- Orrs
- Rex