ABOUT YOUR COUNTY
Rockdale
Created: In 1870 from parts of Henry and Newton counties.
Named for: The Rockdale Church, as well as the vein of granite running beneath the county.
Population: 73,558, 27th of 159 counties in Georgia (2002 Census Bureau estimate).
Area: 132 square miles.
Top employers (nongovernmental; listed alphabetically):
AT&T Corp.
Hill Phoenix Inc.
Lithonia Lighting Inc.
Rockdale Hospital Inc.
Wal-Mart Assoc. Inc.
Sales tax: 6 percent.
County millage: 34.81.
Municipalities:
Conyers
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Sources: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, Census Bureau, Georgia Department of Labor, staff research.
