Newton County (Georgia)
The Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Covington.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Georgia, has an area of 723 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: Walton County, Morgan County, Jasper County, Butts County, Henry County and Rockdale County.
History
Newton County was formed on November 30, 1858 as the 53rd county in Georgia from portions of Henry County, Jasper County and Walton County. It was named for John Newton, a hero of the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 62 001 people in Newton County. Of these, 1,070 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 21 997 households, and 17,113 families. The population density was 87 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 75.27 percent White, 22.21 percent Black or African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.72 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.58 percent from other races groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.87 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 21 997 households out of which 37.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.2 percent were married couples living together, 14.1 percent were single mothers and 22.2 percent were non-families. 18.3 percent of all households and 6.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.14 persons.
27.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 to 24, 32.1 percent between 25 and 44, 21.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 9.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the 44 875 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 49,748. Males had a median income of $ 36,742, women $ 26,097. The per capita income was $ 19,317. 7.2 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alcovy
- Almon
- Covington
- Dialtown
- Dixie
- Hayston
- High Point
- Hub Junction
- Mansfield
- Newborn
- Oak Hill
- Oxford
- Pace
- Porterdale
- Rocky Plains
- Starr Ville
- Stewart