Monroe, Georgia | |
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 Walton County Courthouse, Monroe GA | |
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| Nickname: City of Governors | |
 Location inWalton County and the state ofGeorgia | |
  Monroe Location of Monroe inGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°47′36″N83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°W /33.79333; -83.71083 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Walton |
| Founded | 1818; 208 years ago (1818) |
| Incorporated | 1821; 205 years ago (1821) |
| Named after | James Monroe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Howard[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.86 sq mi (41.08 km2) |
| • Land | 15.65 sq mi (40.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,928 |
| • Density | 953.9/sq mi (368.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30655-30656 |
| Area code | 470/678/770 |
| FIPS code | 13-52192[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356398[4] |
| Website | www |
Monroe is a city and thecounty seat ofWalton County,Georgia, United States.[5] It is located both one hour east ofAtlanta viaUS 78 andGA 138 toI-20 and east ofHartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban cities in theAtlanta metropolitan area. The population was 14,928 at the 2020 U.S. census.[6]
Monroe was founded in 1818 as seat of the newly formed Walton County. It was incorporated as a town in 1821 and as a city in 1896.[7] It is named afterJames Monroe.[8]
Monroe was a major cotton producer in the state during the 1900s. The two main cotton mills in Monroe used to be the driving economic force in the region. Now the mills no longer produce for the cotton industry, but rather serve as economic engines for the region by housing antique markets, event space, and other unique retail.[9]
In July 1946, the area was the site of thelast mass lynching in the United States. A White mob attacked and killed two Black married couples who were driving through the area. The four people were pulled from their car and shot several times.[10]
ACivil War memorial, in the form of a statue of aConfederate soldier, stands adjacent to the county courthouse in downtown Monroe.[11][12][13]
Monroe is in the center of Walton County.U.S. Route 78 (Atlanta/Monroe Bypass) passes north of the city, leading west 5 miles (8.0 km) toLoganville, and west 35 miles (56 km) to downtownAtlanta, and east 25 miles toAthens. GA Bus. 10 runs through the city of Monroe.Georgia State Route 11 leads northwest from Monroe 15 miles toWinder, the Barrow County seat, and south 10 miles toSocial Circle, and southwest 15 miles (24 km) to eastern ruralNewton County, east ofCovington.State Route 138 leads south 18 miles (29 km) toConyers.
Monroe is located at33°47′36″N83°42′39″W / 33.79333°N 83.71083°W /33.79333; -83.71083 (33.793295, -83.710790).[14]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27 km2), of which 10.4 square miles (27 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.05%) is water.[15]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 438 | — | |
| 1880 | 530 | 21.0% | |
| 1890 | 983 | 85.5% | |
| 1900 | 1,846 | 87.8% | |
| 1910 | 3,029 | 64.1% | |
| 1920 | 3,211 | 6.0% | |
| 1930 | 3,706 | 15.4% | |
| 1940 | 4,168 | 12.5% | |
| 1950 | 4,542 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 6,826 | 50.3% | |
| 1970 | 8,071 | 18.2% | |
| 1980 | 8,854 | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | 9,759 | 10.2% | |
| 2000 | 11,407 | 16.9% | |
| 2010 | 13,234 | 16.0% | |
| 2020 | 14,928 | 12.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 7,267 | 48.68% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,068 | 40.65% |
| Native American | 40 | 0.27% |
| Asian | 156 | 1.05% |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 688 | 4.61% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 704 | 4.72% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 14,928 people, 4,709 households, and 3,223 families residing in the city.
The east end of Monroe contains multiple industries:
TheWalton County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high schools.[21] The district has 675 full-time teachers and over 10,368 students.[22]
TheMonroe Museum is ahistory museum that details a timeline of Monroe, starting with theNative Americans that lived in the area, and ending with the present.[23]
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