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Fayette County is surrounded by, seven (7) counties, Clayton, Coweta, Fulton, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, and Spalding.

County’s By Total House Hold Income –
Fayette Ranks No. 1
Fayette $ 75,679, Henry $ 62,437, Coweta $ 55,859,
Pike $ 47,415, Fulton $ 45,819, Clayton $ 39,511,
Spalding $ 36,072, Meriwether $ 30,994

County’s By Total Population Per Square Mile –
Fayette Ranks No. 4
Clayton 1901.84, Fulton 1815.93, Henry 551.68,
Fayette 541.34, Coweta 260.47, Spalding 314.14,
Pike 76.94, Meriwether 45.46

County’s By Total Population –
Fayette Ranks No. 5
Fulton 960,009, Clayton 271,240, Henry 178,033,
Coweta 115,291, Fayette 106,671, Spalding 62,185,
Meriwether 22,881, Pike 16,801

County’s By Total Population Increase Since 2000 –
Fayette Ranks No. 5
Henry 49.2%, Coweta 29.2%, Pike 22.7%, Fulton 17.7%,
Fayette 16.9%, Clayton 14.7%, Spalding 6.5%,
Meriwether 1.6%

County’s By Total Square Miles –
Fayette Ranks No. 7
Fulton 528.66 Sq Mi, Meriwether 503.28 Sq Mi,
Coweta 442.62 Sq Mi, Henry 322.71 Sq Mi,
Pike 218.37 Sq Mi, Spalding 197.95 Sq Mi,
Fayette 197.05 Sq Mi, Clayton 142.62 Sq Mi

*Fayette County Is 197.05 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 008,199 = 041.61 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 011,364 = 057.67 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 029,043 = 147.39 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 062,415 = 316.75 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 091,263 = 463.15 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 106,671 = 541.34 People Per Square Mile
16.9 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 75,679.00

TO OUR NORTH WE HAVE…
*Clayton County Is 142.62 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 046,365 = 0325.09 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 098,043 = 0687.44 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 150,357 = 1054.25 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 182,052 = 1276.48 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 236,517 = 1658.37 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 271,240 = 1901.84 People Per Square Mile
14.7 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 39,511.00

*Fulton County Is 528.66 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 556,326 = 1052.33 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 607,592 = 1149.31 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 589,904 = 1115.85 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 648,951 = 1227.54 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 816,006 = 1543.54 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 960,009 = 1815.93 People Per Square Mile
17.7 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 45,819.00

TO OUR SOUTH WE HAVE…
*Pike County Is 218.37 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 007,138 = 0032.69 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 007,316 = 0033.50 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 008,937 = 0040.93 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 010,244 = 0046.91 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 013,688 = 0062.68 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 016,801 = 0076.94 People Per Square Mile
22.7 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 47,415.00

*Meriwether Is 503.28 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 019,756 = 0039.25 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 019,461 = 0038.67 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 021,229 = 0042.18 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 022,411 = 0044.53 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 022,534 = 0044.77 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 022,881 = 0045.46 People Per Square Mile
1.6 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 30,994.00

TO OUR EAST WE HAVE…
*Spalding County Is 197.95 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 035,404 = 0178.85 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 039,514 = 0199.62 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 047,899 = 0241.98 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 054,457 = 0275.10 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 058,417 = 0295.11 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 062,185 = 0314.14 People Per Square Mile
6.5 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 36,072.00

*Henry County Is 322.71 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 017,619 = 0054.60 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 023,724 = 0073.51 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 036,309 = 0112.51 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 058,741 = 0182.02 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 119,341 = 0369.81 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 178,033 = 0551.68 People Per Square Mile
49.2 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 62,437.00

TO OUR WEST WE HAVE…
*Coweta County Is 442.62 Square Miles
U.S Census
1960 – 028,983 = 065.48 People Per Square Mile
1970 – 032,310 = 073.00 People Per Square Mile
1980 – 039,268 = 088.72 People Per Square Mile
1990 – 053,853 = 121.67 People Per Square Mile
2000 – 089,215 = 201.56 People Per Square Mile
2006 – 115,291 = 260.47 People Per Square Mile
29.2 Change From 2000 To 2006
*Avg. Household Income 2004 $ 55,859.00

Data Resources:

US Sensus

1960 To 1990 Populations

To be continued,

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Submitted by Spyglass on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 6:43am.

But Fayette is not bordered by 7 Counties.

I can think of Clayton, Fulton, Coweta and Spalding myself. The others are in the area, I'll give you that. BY FAR the biggest problem is the border shared with Clayton.

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Submitted by THE BOSS on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 10:19am.

Thank you,
Sorry, wrong choice of word usage, will change “bordered” to “surrounded”


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