Sunday, May 5, 2002
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Sunday, May 5, 2002 |
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Fulton tops the population charts, while Coweta and Fayette approach 100,000
By JOHN
THOMPSON
While Fulton County remains the state's most populous county, two southside counties are closing in on the 100,000 population mark. Fulton County's estimated population last July 1 was 816,638, according to U.S. Census figures released this week. The county picked up just 600 residents between April 1, 2000 and last year. One of the interesting statistics involves fast-growing Coweta County. Coweta's population is estimated to be 94,571. The county added more than 5,300 residents in the 14-month survey period. In contrast, Fayette County's population is 95,542. Coweta now trails Fayette by less than 1,000 and could surpass what used to be one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Coweta's growth rate was 6 percent, while Fayette's was 4.7 percent and Fulton's 0.1 percent. Between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001, the nation's fastest-growing counties were mostly in the South. About half of all the counties that grew since Census 2000 are located in the South. Nine of the 10 counties that have grown the fastest since Census 2000 are in the South: three in Texas, three in Georgia (Forsyth, Paulding and Henry) and one each in Virginia, Kentucky and Florida. Not only are most of the fastest growing counties located in the South - despite the fact the West is the fastest growing region - but most of these counties are close to the major cities of their respective states. In terms of population increase since Census 2000, Forsyth County ranked third. This county reached a milestone of over 100,000 residents between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001 by adding nearly 12,000 people. The largest county in the nation was Los Angeles County in California with over 9 million residents.
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