Fulton County (Georgia)
The Fulton County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Atlanta.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Georgia and has an area of 1385 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers of water surface are. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, Fayette County, Coweta County, Carroll County, Douglas County, Cobb County and Cherokee County.
History
Fulton County was formed as the 144th county in Georgia from portions of DeKalb County on 20 December 1853. It was named after Robert Fulton, in 1807 a new type of steamboat built and revolutionized river navigation. In 1932, the Fulton County partnered with Milton and Campbell County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 816 006 people in Fulton County. Of these, 31 384 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 321 242 households and 185 677 families. The population density was 596 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 48.11 percent White, 44.57 percent Black or African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 3.04 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.60 percent from other races groups; 1.45 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.89 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 321 242 households out of which 28.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 37.3 percent were married couples living together, 16.5 percent were single mothers and 42.2 percent were non-families. 32.2 percent of all households and 6.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.15 persons.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.0 percent between 18 to 24, 35.5 percent between 25 and 44, 20.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 47,321, and the median income for a family $ 58,143. Males have a median income of $ 43,495, women $ 32,122. The per capita income was $ 30,003. 12.4 percent of families and 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fulton County
Towns and Citys
- Alpharetta
- Atlanta1
- Chattahoochee Hills
- College Park2
- East Point
- Fairburn
- Hapeville
- Johns Creek
- Milton
- Mountain Park
- Palmetto
- Roswell
- Sandy Springs
- Union City
1 partly in DeKalb County - 2 partially in Clayton County
- Adamsville
- Arnold Mill
- Battle Hill Haven
- Ben Hill
- Beulah Heights
- Birmingham
- Blair Village
- Bolton
- Buckhead
- Campbellton
- Carey Park
- Cascade Heights
- Cedar Grove
- Center Hill
- Chattahoochee
- Crabapple
- Fields Crossroads
- Fife
- Five Points
- Goodes
- Greenway
- Grove Park
- Hillside Cottages
- Hopewell
- Inman Park
- Lakewood Heights
- Morningside
- Newtown
- Ocee
- Ormewood
- Pleasant Hill
- Red Oak
- Redwine
- Rico
- Riverside
- Rivertown
- Rockdale
- Shake Rag
- Stonewall
- Stratford
- Sylvan Hills
- Thomasville
- Warsaw
- Webb
- West End