Coweta County, Georgia facts for kids
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Coweta County
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Historic Coweta County Courthouse in Newnan
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Georgia |
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| Founded | 1826 | |
| Seat | Newnan | |
| Largest city | Newnan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 446 sq mi (1,160 km2) | |
| • Land | 441 sq mi (1,140 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 1.1%% | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 146,158 | |
| • Density | 327/sq mi (126/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
| Congressional district | 3rd | |
Coweta County /kaʊˈiːtə/ is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 146,158. The county seat is Newnan.
Coweta County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan statistical area.
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History
The land for Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta and Carroll counties was ceded by the Creek people in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. The counties' boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, 1826, but they were not named until December 14, 1826. Coweta County was named for the Koweta Indians (a sub-group of the Creek people), who had several towns in and around the present-day county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 446 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 441 square miles (1,140 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.1%) is water.
The eastern half of Coweta County, from Palmetto southwest to Newnan, then south to Luthersville, is in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western half is in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.
Major highways
Interstate 85
U.S. Route 27 Alternate
U.S. Route 29
State Route 14
State Route 16
State Route 34
State Route 34 Bypass
State Route 41
State Route 54
State Route 70
State Route 74
State Route 85
State Route 154
State Route 403
Adjacent counties
- Fulton County – northeast
- Fayette County – east
- Spalding County – southeast
- Meriwether County – south
- Troup County – southwest
- Heard County – west
- Carroll County – northwest
Communities
Cities
- Grantville
- Newnan
- Palmetto (partly in Fulton County)
- Senoia
Towns
Census-designated place
Other unincorporated communities
- Corinth (partly in Heard County)
- Raymond
- Roscoe
- Sargent
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 5,003 | — | |
| 1840 | 10,364 | 107.2% | |
| 1850 | 13,635 | 31.6% | |
| 1860 | 14,703 | 7.8% | |
| 1870 | 15,875 | 8.0% | |
| 1880 | 21,109 | 33.0% | |
| 1890 | 22,354 | 5.9% | |
| 1900 | 24,980 | 11.7% | |
| 1910 | 28,800 | 15.3% | |
| 1920 | 29,047 | 0.9% | |
| 1930 | 25,127 | −13.5% | |
| 1940 | 26,972 | 7.3% | |
| 1950 | 27,786 | 3.0% | |
| 1960 | 28,893 | 4.0% | |
| 1970 | 32,310 | 11.8% | |
| 1980 | 39,268 | 21.5% | |
| 1990 | 53,853 | 37.1% | |
| 2000 | 89,215 | 65.7% | |
| 2010 | 127,317 | 42.7% | |
| 2020 | 146,158 | 14.8% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 155,892 | 22.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-18801890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 |
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| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 99,421 | 68.02% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 25,544 | 17.48% |
| Native American | 298 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 3,329 | 2.28% |
| Pacific Islander | 62 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 6,451 | 4.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11,053 | 7.56% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 146,158 people, 53,640 households, and 37,400 families residing in the county.
Education
The Coweta County School System holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of nineteen elementary schools, six middle schools and three high schools. The system has 1,164 full-time teachers and more than 18,389 students. Private schools in the county include The Heritage School and Trinity Christian School.
Mercer University has a Regional Academic Center in Newnan. The center, opened in 2010, offers programs through the university's College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The University of West Georgia has a campus near downtown Newnan on the site of the old Newnan Hospital. This campus offers two undergraduate programs - Bachelor of Science in nursing and early childhood education.
Newnan is also home to a campus of West Georgia Technical College.
Notable people
- Ellis Gibbs Arnall, governor of Georgia, 1943-1947
- William Yates Atkinson, governor of Georgia, 1894–1896; founded Georgia State College for Women, now Georgia College & State University
- Steve Bedrosian, former Major League baseball player; National League Cy Young Award winner in 1987
- Eric Berry, football player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Keith Brooking, football player for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys
- Erskine Caldwell, author of the novels Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre
- Lewis Grizzard, newspaper columnist, author and humorist
- Drew Hill, played for the pro football Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons
- Alan Jackson, country music singer and musician
- Joe M. Jackson, colonel, U.S. Air Force, Medal of Honor recipient
- Warren Newson, played pro baseball for the Chicago White Sox
- Stephen W. Pless, major, U.S. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient
- Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, confidence man and crime boss
- Charles Wadsworth, retired director of the Chamber Music Society at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Jerome Walton, former Major League baseball player; Rookie of the Year in the National League in 1989
- Rutledge Wood, auto racing analyst and host of Top Gear
- Will Smith, professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Coweta para niños
