Floyd County, Georgia
Floyd County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 98,584.[2][1] The county seat is Rome.[3]
Floyd County
United States
December 3, 1832
Rome
518 sq mi (1,340 km2)
510 sq mi (1,300 km2)
8.6 sq mi (22 km2) 1.7%
98,584[1]
Floyd County comprises the Rome, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
History[edit]
The county was established on December 3, 1832, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, and was created from land that was part of Cherokee County at the time.[4] The county is named after United States Congressman John Floyd.[5][6]
Law enforcement[edit]
The Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, part of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, is in Rome.[25]
As of 2022 the Floyd County Sheriff's Office employs 162 people.[26] The current Floyd County Jail was built in 1982 and renovated in 1996. It is the largest building owned by the county government, being 256 thousand square feet in area. In 2020, the jail's average daily population was 507 inmates.[27]