Monroe County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

Not to be confused with Monroe, Georgia.

County in Georgia

Monroe County

County

Monroe County courthouse in Forsyth

Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 33°01′N 83°55′W﻿ / ﻿33.01°N 83.91°W﻿ / 33.01; -83.91
Country|  United States
State|  Georgia
Founded| 1821; 204 years ago (1821)
Named after| James Monroe
Seat| Forsyth
Largest city| Forsyth
Government

• Commission Chair| Greg Tapley
Area

• Total

| 398 sq mi (1,030 km2)
• Land| 396 sq mi (1,030 km2)
• Water| 2.2 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 27,957

• Estimate

(2023)

| 30,625
• Density| 70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district| 8th
Website| www.monroecountygeorgia.com

Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957.[1] The county seat is Forsyth.[2] The county was created on May 15, 1821.[3] The county was named for James Monroe.[4] Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 398 square miles (1,030 km2), of which 396 square miles (1,030 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5] Located on the fall line, it straddles between the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain. The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between Yatesville and Culloden, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[6]

### Major highways

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* Interstate 75
* Interstate 475
* U.S. Route 23
* U.S. Route 41
* U.S. Route 341
* State Route 7
* State Route 18
* State Route 19
* State Route 42
* State Route 74
* State Route 83
* State Route 87
* State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
* State Route 408 (unsigned designation for I-475)

### Adjacent counties

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* Butts County (north)
* Jasper County (northeast)
* Jones County (east)
* Bibb County (southeast)
* Crawford County (south)
* Upson County (southwest)
* Lamar County (west)

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Culloden
* Forsyth

### Census-designated places

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* Bolingbroke
* Juliette
* Smarr

### Unincorporated communities

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* Berner
* Blount
* Brent
* High Falls
* Russellville
* Strouds

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1830| 16,202| | —
1840| 16,275| | 0.5%
1850| 16,985| | 4.4%
1860| 15,953| | −6.1%
1870| 17,213| | 7.9%
1880| 18,808| | 9.3%
1890| 19,137| | 1.7%
1900| 20,682| | 8.1%
1910| 20,450| | −1.1%
1920| 20,138| | −1.5%
1930| 11,606| | −42.4%
1940| 10,749| | −7.4%
1950| 10,523| | −2.1%
1960| 10,495| | −0.3%
1970| 10,991| | 4.7%
1980| 14,610| | 32.9%
1990| 17,113| | 17.1%
2000| 21,757| | 27.1%
2010| 26,424| | 21.5%
2020| 27,957| | 5.8%
2023 (est.)| 30,625| [7]| 9.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

### 2020 census

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Monroe County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2000[18] | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 15,150  | 19,101  | 19,954  | 69.63%  | 72.29%  | 71.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 6,015  | 6,249  | 6,084  | 27.65%  | 23.65%  | 21.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 67  | 64  | 34  | 0.31%  | 0.24%  | 0.12%
Asian alone (NH)  | 74  | 209  | 239  | 0.34%  | 0.79%  | 0.85%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 0.03%  | 0.02%  | 0.00%
Other race alone (NH)  | 6  | 14  | 86  | 0.03%  | 0.05%  | 0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 158  | 248  | 846  | 0.73%  | 0.94%  | 3.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 281  | 535  | 714  | 1.29%  | 2.02%  | 2.55%
Total | 21,757 | 26,424 | 27,957 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,957 people, 9,760 households, and 6,179 families residing in the county.

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Monroe County, Georgia[19] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 12,954  | 73.17% | 4,689  | 26.49%  | 61  | 0.34%
2020 | 11,057  | 70.91% | 4,385  | 28.12%  | 150  | 0.96%
2016 | 8,832  | 69.61% | 3,571  | 28.15%  | 284  | 2.24%
2012 | 8,361  | 68.00% | 3,785  | 30.78%  | 149  | 1.21%
2008 | 7,933  | 65.31% | 4,106  | 33.80%  | 108  | 0.89%
2004 | 6,522  | 66.59% | 3,216  | 32.84%  | 56  | 0.57%
2000 | 4,561  | 60.48% | 2,839  | 37.65%  | 141  | 1.87%
1996 | 3,054  | 48.19% | 2,768  | 43.67%  | 516  | 8.14%
1992 | 2,423  | 39.28%  | 2,774  | 44.97% | 971  | 15.74%
1988 | 2,570  | 56.38% | 1,970  | 43.22%  | 18  | 0.39%
1984 | 2,420  | 52.51% | 2,189  | 47.49%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 1,242  | 32.18%  | 2,542  | 65.85% | 76  | 1.97%
1976 | 1,078  | 26.68%  | 2,962  | 73.32% | 0  | 0.00%
1972 | 2,181  | 73.43% | 789  | 26.57%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 770  | 23.91%  | 1,028  | 31.93%  | 1,422  | 44.16%
1964 | 1,665  | 51.33% | 1,578  | 48.64%  | 1  | 0.03%
1960 | 581  | 26.14%  | 1,642  | 73.86% | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 506  | 24.67%  | 1,545  | 75.33% | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 501  | 17.23%  | 2,406  | 82.77% | 0  | 0.00%
1948 | 169  | 11.90%  | 881  | 62.04% | 370  | 26.06%
1944 | 410  | 26.59%  | 1,132  | 73.41% | 0  | 0.00%
1940 | 49  | 4.58%  | 1,014  | 94.86% | 6  | 0.56%
1936 | 147  | 10.27%  | 1,277  | 89.24% | 7  | 0.49%
1932 | 45  | 3.61%  | 1,200  | 96.31% | 1  | 0.08%
1928 | 329  | 29.12%  | 801  | 70.88% | 0  | 0.00%
1924 | 64  | 8.34%  | 672  | 87.61% | 31  | 4.04%
1920 | 83  | 9.02%  | 837  | 90.98% | 0  | 0.00%
1916 | 65  | 7.76%  | 721  | 86.04% | 52  | 6.21%
1912 | 50  | 6.49%  | 702  | 91.17% | 18  | 2.34%

## Education

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All parts of the county are in the Monroe County School District.[20]

## See also

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* State of Georgia portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Georgia
* List of counties in Georgia

## References

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1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 150\. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2003.
4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
16. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
17. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
18. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
20. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monroe County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. \- Text list

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County seat: Forsyth

Cities|

* Culloden
* Forsyth

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* Bolingbroke
* Juliette
* Smarr

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* Berner
* Blount
* Box Ankle
* Brent
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* Collier
* Dames Ferry
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* Russellville
* Strouds

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