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Monroe County
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
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1821; 203 years ago
Named for	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

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] It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

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

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

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

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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

**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
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

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