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Fulton County is home to 15 cities, including Georgia's Capital City, Atlanta.
The Fulton County Jail, also referred to as Rice Street, is a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to hold up to 1,125 prisoners in 1989 but now houses over 3,000. The US Department of Justice found in 2024 that conditions in the jail were unconstitutionally "inhumane, violent and hazardous".
Fulton County was formed from DeKalb County in 1853, and then consolidated with Milton and Campbell Counties in 1932. That's why it has such an unusual, elongated shape. Of Georgia's 159 counties, Fulton County was the 144th to be created.
Adjacent counties Cherokee County – northwest. Forsyth County – northeast. Gwinnett County – east. DeKalb County – east. Clayton County – south. Fayette County – south. Coweta County – southwest. Carroll County – west.
The twentieth century has seen Atlanta, and by extension Fulton County, become the leading distribution center for goods and services in the southeastern United States. It is also a major financial and telecommunications hub.
During World War II, Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis that was at that time the largest military installation in the United States. Today, Fulton County is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival which occurs the first two weekends in October.
Fulton County is another one of the wealthiest counties in Georgia, with a median household income of $86,267.
Fulton County is 528.7 square miles and has a total population of 816,006 people. Unincorporated South Fulton County is 107.3 square miles and has a population of 121,000.
Fulton is a city in the western part of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 11,389 as of the 2020 census.
Cities and towns within Fulton County NY: Gloversville. Johnstown. Mayfield. Northville.