Whitfield County, Georgia
PO Box 868
Dalton, GA 30722
Phone: (706) 275-7450
Fax: (706) 275-7456
www.whitfieldcountyga.com
On northern border of GA, northeast of Rome; organized Dec 20, 1851 from Murray County. Name Origin: For the Rev. George Whitefield (1714-70), prominent Church of England clergyman who established Bethesda, one of the first orphanages in the U.S. Spelling changed by clerical error.
Area (sq mi): 290.65 (land 289.99; water 0.66). Pop per sq mi: 313.40.
Pop 2005: 90,889. State rank: 25. Pop change: 2000-20005 8.80%; 1990-2000 15.30%. Pop 2000: 83,525 (White 72.20%; Black or African American 3.80%; Hispanic or Latino 22.10%; Asian 0.90%; Other 14.30%). Foreign born: 16.60%. Median age: 33.00.
Income 2000: per capita $18,515; median household $39,377; Pop below poverty level: 11.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,391-$27,072.
Unemployment 2004: 4.20%. Change from 2000: 0.00%. Median travel time to work: 20.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 13.10%.
Dalton, GA 30722
Phone: (706) 275-7450
Fax: (706) 275-7456
www.whitfieldcountyga.com
On northern border of GA, northeast of Rome; organized Dec 20, 1851 from Murray County. Name Origin: For the Rev. George Whitefield (1714-70), prominent Church of England clergyman who established Bethesda, one of the first orphanages in the U.S. Spelling changed by clerical error.
Area (sq mi): 290.65 (land 289.99; water 0.66). Pop per sq mi: 313.40.
Pop 2005: 90,889. State rank: 25. Pop change: 2000-20005 8.80%; 1990-2000 15.30%. Pop 2000: 83,525 (White 72.20%; Black or African American 3.80%; Hispanic or Latino 22.10%; Asian 0.90%; Other 14.30%). Foreign born: 16.60%. Median age: 33.00.
Income 2000: per capita $18,515; median household $39,377; Pop below poverty level: 11.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,391-$27,072.
Unemployment 2004: 4.20%. Change from 2000: 0.00%. Median travel time to work: 20.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 13.10%.
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