Fayette County (Georgia)
The Fayette County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Fayetteville.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Georgia, is located in the west about 80 miles from Alabama and has an area of 516 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface are. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Clayton County, Spalding County, Coweta County and Fulton County.
History
Fayette County was formed on 15 May 1821 as 49th County in Georgia from the country of the Creek Indians. It was named, as well as Fayetteville, according to Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, a commander George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. The County Court House Fayette County Courthouse in Fayetteville was built in 1825, just four years after the founding of the county and the city and is the oldest existing Courthouse in Georgia.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 91 263 people in Fayette County. Of these, 578 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 31 524 households, and 25,975 families. The population density was 179 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 83.87 percent White, 11.47 percent Black or African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 2.42 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.76 percent from other races groups; 1.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.83 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 31 524 households out of which 43.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 71.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers and 17.6 percent were non-families. 15.0 percent of all households and 5.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.20 persons.
29.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.5 percent between 18 to 24, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44, 27.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 71,227, and the median income for a family $ 78,853. Males had a median income of $ 54,738, women $ 33,333. The per capita income was $ 29,464. 2.0 percent of families and 2.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fayette County
- Aberdeen
- Brooks
- Clover
- Fayetteville
- Harp
- Inman
- Kenwood
- Lees Mill
- Lowry
- Peachtree City
- Shake Rag
- Starrs Mill
- Stop
- Tyrone
- Woolsey