Newton County, Georgia

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Newton County
County
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Newton County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Coordinates: 33°35′57″N83°51′31″W / 33.599243°N 83.858729°W / 33.599243; -83.858729
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 24, 1821;204 years ago (1821)
Named for John Newton
Seat Covington
Largest cityCovington
Area
 • Total
279 sq mi (720 km2)
 • Land272 sq mi (700 km2)
 • Water7.0 sq mi (18 km2)  2.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
112,483
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts 4th, 10th
Website co.newton.ga.us

Newton County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,483. [1] The county seat is Covington. [2] Newton County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

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History

Newton county is named after Sgt. John Newton, who served under Gen. Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", in the American Revolutionary War. It was created on December 24, 1821. [3]

During the American Civil War, the county provided the Lamar Infantry, which was a part of Cobb's Legion. The 1860 census shows the enslaved population was nearly half, 45.2 percent. [4] Newton County adjoins Jasper County: Georgia is one of many states that have a Newton County and a Jasper County that border each other.

In late 1978, the first five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard were filmed in and around Covington, Georgia. The TV series In The Heat of the Night was filmed in Covington from 1988 to 1995. Also, in Remember the Titans , there were many scenes shot on "The Square" and the final football scene was shot at Homer Sharp Stadium, which is located near downtown Covington. Currently part of the new series The Vampire Diaries is being filmed on "The Square". Additionally, major films including My Cousin Vinny , Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II , Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 film Halloween, were also filmed near and around "The Square" in downtown Covington.

Newton County claims to be the birthplace of Georgia 4-H. Actually, the Girls Canning and Boys Corn Clubs in 1904 by G.C. Adams was renamed the 4-H Club in 1906, after the original 4-H Club that opened in Iowa in 1905.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 279 square miles (720 km2), of which 272 square miles (700 km2) is land and 7.0 square miles (18 km2) (2.5%) is water. [5] The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The majority of Newton County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small eastern portion of the county, from southwest of Social Circle to southwest of Newborn, is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated community

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1830 11,155—
1840 11,6284.2%
1850 13,29614.3%
1860 14,3207.7%
1870 14,6152.1%
1880 13,623−6.8%
1890 14,3105.0%
1900 16,73416.9%
1910 18,44910.2%
1920 21,68017.5%
1930 17,290−20.2%
1940 18,5767.4%
1950 20,1858.7%
1960 20,9994.0%
1970 26,28225.2%
1980 34,48931.2%
1990 41,80821.2%
2000 62,00148.3%
2010 99,95861.2%
2020 112,48312.5%
2023 (est.)120,135 [7] 6.8%
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]
Newton County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)46,00751,99546,74674.20%52.02%41.56%
Black or African American alone (NH)13,69040,37152,24622.08%40.39%46.45%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1311991750.21%0.20%0.16%
Asian alone (NH)4448811,0440.72%0.88%0.93%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)9341140.01%0.03%0.10%
Other race alone (NH)701697340.11%0.17%0.65%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)4931,6744,2600.80%1.67%3.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1574,6357,1641.87%4.64%6.37%
Total62,00199,958112,483100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 112,483 people, 37,867 households, and 28,095 families residing in the county.

Education

Most of Newton County is in the Newton County School System. Portions in Social Circle are in the Social Circle City School District. [19]

Politics

For the first half of the 20th century, Newton County followed the regular Solid South pattern of voting Democratic. It would later become a state bellwether from 1968 to 2004—meaning that the county's voting intention was an accurate predictor of the overall statewide winner. From 2008 to 2016, Newton County had been narrowly won by Democrats thanks to its location within the Atlanta metro as well as the influx of progressive voters both the region and Newton proper have experienced in recent years. This margin ballooned to a double-digit percentage in 2020 when Joe Biden flipped the state back into the Democratic column; Kamala Harris built upon this margin by winning Newton by just over 15% four years later even as she lost Georgia and the election, albeit narrowly.

United States presidential election results for Newton County, Georgia [20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 24,89341.85%33,83956.89%7451.25%
2020 23,86943.99%29,78954.90%6051.11%
2016 20,91347.27%21,94349.60%1,3823.12%
2012 20,98248.45%21,85150.45%4761.10%
2008 20,33749.03%20,82750.21%3180.77%
2004 18,09561.99%10,93937.47%1570.54%
2000 11,12760.56%6,70336.48%5452.97%
1996 7,27447.10%6,75943.77%1,4109.13%
1992 5,80442.49%5,81142.54%2,04414.96%
1988 5,80964.77%3,11134.69%490.55%
1984 5,81063.16%3,38936.84%00.00%
1980 3,20635.40%5,61161.96%2392.64%
1976 2,13725.35%6,29474.65%00.00%
1972 4,64777.10%1,38022.90%00.00%
1968 1,66024.87%1,99829.93%3,01745.20%
1964 2,67842.52%3,62057.48%00.00%
1960 70818.19%3,18581.81%00.00%
1956 53214.13%3,23285.87%00.00%
1952 43110.88%3,52989.12%00.00%
1948 2439.72%2,11384.52%1445.76%
1944 1235.73%2,02294.27%00.00%
1940 955.90%1,51293.85%40.25%
1936 1235.79%1,99493.79%90.42%
1932 452.61%1,67296.82%100.58%
1928 69844.43%87355.57%00.00%
1924 13914.63%71675.37%9510.00%
1920 34931.67%75368.33%00.00%
1916 393.60%94386.99%1029.41%
1912 434.57%84089.36%576.06%
1908 30330.15%64363.98%595.87%
1904 35425.99%92868.14%805.87%
1900 29426.56%79071.36%232.08%
1896 58036.05%97360.47%563.48%
1892 61136.41%1,00559.89%623.69%
1888 39832.65%78864.64%332.71%
1884 79249.69%80250.31%00.00%
1880 58143.88%74356.12%00.00%
Board of Commissioners
DistrictCommissionerParty
CHAIR (at-large)Marcello Banes (chairman)Democratic
District 1Stan EdwardsRepublican
District 2T. Demond MasonDemocratic
District 3Stephanie LindseyDemocratic
District 4J.C. HendersonDemocratic
District 5LeAnne LongRepublican

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  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. 158. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Big Slavery Map Slate.com".
  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 19, 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 Decade". 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. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Newton County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Newton County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Newton County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newton County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
  20. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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