| Juliette, Georgia | |
| Named For: | Juliette McCracken |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Juliette |
| Coordinates: | 33.1069°N -83.8°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Elevation Ft: | 380 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 290 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 158.2 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31046[3] |
| Area Code: | 478 |
Juliette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The community is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. Named for Juliette McCracken, daughter of a railroad engineer, the town formed with the merging of Brownsville and Iceberg.[4] The film Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed there, and the town has been the focal point of three popular Southern humor books. After the filming of Fried Green Tomatoes, the sets used for the town's main street were renovated into a tourist district, complete with a fully operational "Whistle Stop Cafe".
Other movie productions set in Juliette were Cockfighter (1974) starring Warren Oates, A Killing Affair (1986) starring Peter Weller, The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) and the documentary Fried Green Tomorrows: Juliette, Ga. Lives (2006) directed by Neill Calabro and starring Danny Vinson. A small cafe scene set in Juliette in The War (1994) with Kevin Costner also displayed the Juliette Volunteer Fire Department.
The 2020 census listed a population of 290.[5]
Juliette is in northeastern Monroe County, on the west bank of the Ocmulgee River, which forms the Monroe–Jones County line. U.S. Route 23 passes through the west side of the community, leading southeast to Macon and northwest to Jackson. Round Oak Juliette Road crosses the Ocmulgee at Juliette and leads east to Round Oak.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Juliette CDP has a total area of, of which 0.1sqmi, or 4.48%, are water.[1]
Juliette was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 232 | 80.00% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 31 | 10.69% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 5.17% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12 | 4.14% | |
| Total | 290 | 100.00% |
Less than 10 miles outside of Juliette is the Jarrell Plantation, historical site on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places with a museum and a park.
Juliette is also home to Plant Scherer, one of the nation's largest power generation facilities.
On February 14 of each year, the town of Juliette offers a special dual postmark with the village of Romeo, Michigan. This tradition began in 1994, as a nod to the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.[7]