Milton County, Georgia
Milton County was a
Following the 1932 merger, the Cobb County town of Roswell was also ceded to Fulton four months later on May 9, 1932. The cession of Roswell (including everything east of Willeo Creek) made the new county more contiguous, though a very narrow strip (what is now the Dunwoody Panhandle of Sandy Springs, ceded to Milton from DeKalb) actually already connected the two sections.
In 1900, there were several other
- Adjacent Counties*
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 4,602 | — | |
1870 | 4,284 | −6.9% | |
1880 | 6,261 | 46.1% | |
1890 | 6,208 | −0.8% | |
1900 | 6,763 | 8.9% | |
1910 | 7,239 | 7.0% | |
1920 | 6,885 | −4.9% | |
1930 | 6,730 | −2.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Re-creation proposals
This section needs to be updated.(July 2020) |
- See Secession section of Fulton County, Georgia for more in depth information
Fulton County has 10 percent of the state's population, being larger than eight
In recent years, some residents of north Fulton County have sought to re-create Milton County. The proposed plan would include some of Georgia's largest cities in a new Milton County, such as
A February 2009 study completed in collaboration between the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government and Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies gave a positive analysis of the financial viability of the proposed Milton County.[5]
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On January 9, 2007, state Representative Jan Jones, who represents the house district that includes Roswell, and representatives of adjacent districts introduced HR 12. Without mentioning Milton County by name, HR 12 proposed to amend the state constitution to allow the legislature to re-create previous counties regardless of the 159-county limit, if such an action is ratified by voters in the areas of the proposed re-created county. The amendment would disallow voters in the remaining parts of Fulton County from voting on the issue.[6] Jones stated in November 2008 that she would reintroduce the bill in 2009, after the University of Georgia's study of the issue was completed.
A resolution to amend the Georgia Constitution to ease the political path for resurrection of the county was reintroduced by the area's legislators in the 2009 session as HR 21 and SR 392.[7] As of 2009 February 18, HR 21 was reported favorably out of committee in a 7–1 vote.[8] Reps. Jan Jones and Mark Burkhalter spoke in favor as well as Fulton County Commissioner Lynne Riley. Lobbyists for Fulton County and City of Atlanta, and Atlanta Dept of Watershed Management[9] Commissioner Robert Hunter spoke against.
As of 2010[update], Jan Jones (who lives in the new city of
Geography
Milton County originally bordered
Historic presidential race results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
1928 | 444 | 70.81% | 183 | 29.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 53 | 16.16% | 224 | 68.29% | 51 | 15.55% |
1920 | 231 | 45.38% | 278 | 54.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 18 | 3.18% | 387 | 68.37% | 161 | 28.45% |
1912 | 17 | 3.83% | 320 | 72.07% | 107 | 24.10% |
1908 | 120 | 33.90% | 182 | 51.41% | 52 | 14.69% |
1904 | 25 | 5.59% | 263 | 58.84% | 159 | 35.57% |
1900 | 116 | 23.82% | 308 | 63.24% | 63 | 12.94% |
1896 | 227 | 33.14% | 428 | 62.48% | 30 | 4.38% |
1892 | 73 | 7.82% | 619 | 66.35% | 241 | 25.83% |
1888 | 56 | 5.85% | 895 | 93.42% | 7 | 0.73% |
1884 | 57 | 10.29% | 497 | 89.71% | 0 | 0.00% |
1880 | 46 | 9.09% | 460 | 90.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
References
- ^ Dillman, Caroline Matheny (2003). "Milton County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "History". City of Alpharetta, Georgia. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006.
- ^ "Georgia, historical and industrial - Obediah B. Stevens, Robert F. Wright, Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture - Google Books". June 2, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Cities". Georgia Municipal Association.
- ^ "Milton County Study". University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.
- ^ "House Resolution 12". Georgia General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 13, 2007.
- ^ "HR 21 - Counties; provide for re-creation; voter approval - CA". Archived from the original on March 23, 2009.
- ^ Doug Nurse (February 18, 2009). "Plan to resurrect Milton County passes House panel". ajc.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Traffic Advisories".
- ^ "Atlanta secession bid raises race issues". NBC News. January 7, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "City of Alpharetta 2035 Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). January 1, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
External links
- North Fulton Commissioner on recreating Milton County
- Access Milton
- New Milton County
- Old Milton County historical marker