Walton County, Georgia
| Walton County, Georgia | |
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Walton County courthouse in Monroe
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 22, 1818 |
| Named for | George Walton |
| Seat | Monroe |
| Largest city | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 330 sq mi (855 km2) |
| • Land | 326 sq mi (844 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 1.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 88,399 |
| • Density | 257/sq mi (99/km²) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Walton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,768. The county seat is Monroe.
Walton County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Walton County was created on December 15, 1818. It is named for George Walton, one of the three men from Georgia who signed the United States Declaration of Independence. The other two were Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall.
In July 1946, the county was the site of a lynching of two young black couples, including a veteran of World War II, four persons in total. The mob of 40 men tied them up and shot the two couples so many times that the bodies were difficult to identify. Nobody was ever prosecuted for the murders. In 2013 a new person talked to authorities, claiming his late uncle and at least 12 other members of the Ku Klux Klan had been among the killers, but it was not clear if the investigation could use his testimony.
Walton County is located about 30 miles east of the city of Atlanta. Monroe is the county seat, with other major towns being Loganville and other communities.
Walton County has been home to,the birthplace of, or claim to seven Georgia governors (in chronological order): Wilson Lumpkin, Howell Cobb, Alfred Colquitt, James Boynton, Henry McDaniel, Clifford Walker, and Richard Russell, Jr..
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