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Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. It had an estimated population of 168,661 in 2020. The county seat is Dallas.
Paulding County was created from Cherokee County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 3, 1832. In 1851, a portion of Paulding County was used to help create Polk County. Other portions of Paulding County were annexed to neighboring counties (Campbell, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Polk) between 1832 and 1874. Between 1850 and 1874, Paulding County was expanded through annexation of parts of Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, and Polk counties.
The county is named after John Paulding (October 16, 1758 – February 18, 1818), who was famous for the capture of the British spy Major John André in 1780 during the American Revolution. André was on a mission carrying secret papers from Benedict Arnold when he was captured.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (810 km2), of which 312 square miles (810 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.7%) is water. The Tallapoosa River originates in Paulding County.
Paulding county is located in the Piedmont region of the Appalachian Mountains, with a few small hills and mountains located in the county that exceed elevations of 1,000 ft. The highest point in Paulding county is an unnamed peak located in Yorkville with an elevation of 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level. The highest named peak in Paulding County is Vinson Mountain with an elevation of 1,330 ft (405 m) above sea level.
The southeastern portion of Paulding County, from just north of Hiram to north of Villa Rica, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very western portion of the county, centered on State Route 101, is located in the Upper Tallapoosa River sub-basin of the ACT River Basin (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), with the majority of the central and northern portions of Paulding County located in the Etowah River sub-basin of the same ACT River Basin.
As of the 2020 census, there were 168,661 people, 56,911 households, and 44,021 families residing in the county.
The median age was 36.4 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.
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Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. It had an estimated population of 168,661 in 2020. The county seat is Dallas.
Paulding County was created from Cherokee County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 3, 1832. In 1851, a portion of Paulding County was used to help create Polk County. Other portions of Paulding County were annexed to neighboring counties (Campbell, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Polk) between 1832 and 1874. Between 1850 and 1874, Paulding County was expanded through annexation of parts of Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, and Polk counties.
The county is named after John Paulding (October 16, 1758 – February 18, 1818), who was famous for the capture of the British spy Major John André in 1780 during the American Revolution. André was on a mission carrying secret papers from Benedict Arnold when he was captured.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (810 km2), of which 312 square miles (810 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.7%) is water. The Tallapoosa River originates in Paulding County.
Paulding county is located in the Piedmont region of the Appalachian Mountains, with a few small hills and mountains located in the county that exceed elevations of 1,000 ft. The highest point in Paulding county is an unnamed peak located in Yorkville with an elevation of 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level. The highest named peak in Paulding County is Vinson Mountain with an elevation of 1,330 ft (405 m) above sea level.
The southeastern portion of Paulding County, from just north of Hiram to north of Villa Rica, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very western portion of the county, centered on State Route 101, is located in the Upper Tallapoosa River sub-basin of the ACT River Basin (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), with the majority of the central and northern portions of Paulding County located in the Etowah River sub-basin of the same ACT River Basin.
As of the 2020 census, there were 168,661 people, 56,911 households, and 44,021 families residing in the county.
The median age was 36.4 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.
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