Spalding County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1851
Named for	Thomas Spalding
Seat	Griffin
Largest city	Griffin
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	199.60 sq mi (517 km²) 197.95 sq mi (513 km²) 1.65 sq mi (4 km²), 0.83%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	64,073 295/sq mi (114/km²)
Website	www.spaldingcounty.com

Spalding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created December 20, 1851. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,073.^[1] The county seat is Griffin.^[2]

This county is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area).

History [edit]

The County is named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 199.60 square miles (517.0 km²), of which 197.95 square miles (512.7 km²) (or 99.17%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km²) (or 0.83%) is water.^[3]

Major highways [edit]

Interstate highways [edit]

• Interstate 75

U.S. highways [edit]

• U.S. Route 19
• 
  U.S. Route 19 Business
• U.S. Route 41
• 
  U.S. Route 41 Business

State routes [edit]

• State Route 3
• State Route 7
• State Route 16
• State Route 92
• State Route 155
• State Route 362
• State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties [edit]

• Henry County (northeast)
• Butts County (east)
• Lamar County (southeast)
• Pike County (southwest)
• Meriwether County (west-southwest)
• Coweta County (west)
• Fayette County (northwest)
• Clayton County (north-northwest)

Demographics [edit]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 58,417 people, 21,519 households, and 15,773 families residing in the county. The population density was 295 people per square mile (114/km²). There were 23,001 housing units at an average density of 116 per square mile (45/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.50% White, 31.05% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 21,519 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 18.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,221, and the median income for a family was $41,631. Males had a median income of $32,347 versus $22,114 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,791. About 12.40% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

School System [edit]

Spalding County has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 4 complementary programs.

Cities and towns [edit]

• East Griffin
• Experiment
• Griffin
• Orchard Hill
• Sunny Side

See also [edit]

	Atlanta portal
	State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Spalding County, Georgia

References [edit]

1. ^ United States Census Bureau. "2010 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 March 2012. 
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links [edit]

• County website
• Spalding County Genealogy
• Doc Holliday (John Henry Holliday) Biography and Photos

	Fayette County and Clayton County		Henry County
	Meriwether County and Coweta County		Butts County
		Spalding County, Georgia
	Pike County		Lamar County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Spalding County, Georgia, United States County seat: Griffin Cities Griffin Sunny Side Town Orchard Hill CDPs East Griffin Experiment Heron Bay‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 33°16′N 84°17′W / 33.26°N 84.28°W / 33.26; -84.28