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Fulton County
County
Atlanta's Fulton County Courthouse in 2011
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°47′N 84°28′W / 33.79°N 84.47°W / 33.79; -84.47
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 20, 1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Named for	Robert Fulton
Seat	Atlanta
Largest city	Atlanta
Area
• Total	534 sq mi (1,380 km²)
• Land	527 sq mi (1,360 km²)
• Water	7.7 sq mi (20 km²) 1.4%
Population (2020)^[1]
• Total	1,066,710
• Density	2,000/sq mi (800/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.fultoncountyga.gov

Fulton County is a county that can be found in the state of Georgia. The county seat of Fulton County is Atlanta, which is the state capital. As of 2020, the population was around 1,070,000 persons.^[1]

Cities and towns[change | change source]

Rural communities[change | change source]

Birmingham (now within Milton)
Campbellton
Crabapple (now within Milton)
Ocee (originally New York, then Mazeppa, now within Johns Creek)
Red Oak
Rico
Sandtown
Shakerag
South Fulton (entirety of remaining unincorporated land, voted against cityhood in 2007)
Warsaw

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Fulton County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

33°47′N 84°28′W / 33.79°N 84.47°W / 33.79; -84.47

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Atlanta
Cities	Alpharetta Atlanta‡ Chattahoochee Hills College Park‡ East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park‡ Palmetto‡ Roswell Sandy Springs South Fulton Union City	Map of Georgia highlighting Fulton County
Unincorporated communities	Arnold Mill Campbellton Hopewell Red Oak Rivertown Sandtown Shake Rag‡ Stonewall
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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