Forsyth County (Georgia)
The Forsyth County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cumming.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Georgia, is in the west about 120 miles from Alabama, in the north- north-west about 100 miles from Tennessee, located in the north about 90 miles from North Carolina and the North East about 80 miles from South Carolina. It has an area of 641 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hall County, Gwinnett County, Fulton County, Cherokee County and Dawson County.
History
Forsyth County was formed on December 3, 1832 from parts of Cherokee County. It was named for John Forsyth, a Georgia Governor and U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 98 407 people in Forsyth County. Of these, 729 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 34 565 households, and 28,101 families. The population density was 168 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.05 percent White, 0.70 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.80 percent Asian, 2.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.27 percent from other races groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.57 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 34 565 households out of which 41.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 71.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.6 percent were single mothers and 18.7 percent were non-families. 14.8 percent of all households and 4.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12 persons.
27.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.1 percent between 18 to 24, 37.1 percent between 25 and 44, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 7.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 102.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 68,890, and the median income for a family $ 74,003. Males have a median income of $ 50,862, women $ 32,112. The per capita income was $ 29,114. 3.9 percent of families and 5.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Forsyth County
- Big Creek
- Brookwood
- Chestatee
- Coal Mountain
- Cumming
- Drew
- Ducktown
- Heard Ville
- Hightower
- Mate
- Oscar Ville
- Pirkle Woods
- Shake Rag
- Silver City