Bartow County, Georgia

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Bartow County, Georgia
Map
File:Map of Georgia highlighting Bartow County.png Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1832
Seat	Cartersville
Largest City	Cartersville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 2.27%
wikipedia:Population  - (2006)  - Density	91266
Time zone	Eastern : UTC-5/-4
Website: www.bartowga.org

Bartow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 76,019. The county's explosive growth is evident, as the population of the county rose to 91,266 as of the 2006 estimate. Bartow County has held a spot in the top 50 fastest growing counties in Georgia, oftenly ranking in the 20's, but this year, it ranked 19th. The county seat is Cartersville⁶.

Bartow County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Major Highways 2.2 Secondary Highways 2.3 Adjacent Counties 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns

[edit] History

Bartow County was created from the Cherokee lands of the Cherokee County territory in 1832 on December 3^rd, and called Cass County until renamed in 1861 on December 6^th in honor of Francis S. Bartow. The original county seat was at Cassville.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,218 km² (470 sq mi). 1,190 km² (459 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.27%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• Interstate 75
• U.S. Route 41
• U.S. Route 411
• File:Georgia 3.svg State Route 3
• File:Georgia 20.svg State Route 20
• File:Georgia 61.svg State Route 61
• File:Georgia 113.svg State Route 113
• File:Georgia 140.svg State Route 140
• File:Georgia 293.svg State Route 293

[edit] Secondary Highways

• Euharlee Road
• Old S.R. 293. Portion south of Emerson and east of U.S. 41 into Cobb County.
• Old Alabama Road. Future route of S.R. 113.
• Burnt Hickory Road
• Taylorsville-Macedonia Road
• Macedonia Road
• Halls Station Road
• Spring Place Road
• Cassville-White Road
• Mission Road

[edit] Adjacent Counties

• Gordon County - north
• Pickens County - northeast
• Cherokee County - east
• Cobb County - southeast
• Paulding County - south
• Polk County - southwest
• Floyd County - west

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 76,019 people, 27,176 households, and 21,034 families residing in the county. The population density was 64/km² (166/sq mi). There were 28,751 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (63/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.79% White, 8.68% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,176 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,660, and the median income for a family was $49,198. Males had a median income of $35,136 versus $24,906 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,989. About 6.60% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Adairsville
• Cartersville
• Emerson
• Euharlee
• Kingston
• Taylorsville
• White
• Cassville
• Stilesboro
• Atco
• Sugar Valley

v • d • e Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Central City	Atlanta	File:Atlanta-metroclean.png
Largest cities (over 20,000 in 2000)	Alpharetta • Candler-McAfee (CDP) • College Park • Douglasville • Duluth • Dunwoody (CDP) • East Point • Forest Park • Gainesville • Griffin • Johns Creek • Kennesaw • Lawrenceville • Mableton (CDP) • Marietta • North Atlanta (CDP) • Peachtree City • Redan (CDP) • Roswell • Sandy Springs • Smyrna • Stockbridge • Tucker (CDP)
Largest towns and villages (over 10,000 in 2000)	Acworth • Belevedere Park • Buford • Carrollton • Cartersville • Conyers • Covington • Decatur • Druid Hills • Fayetteville • Lilburn • Milton • Monroe • Mountain Park, Gwinnett County • Newnan • North Decatur (CDP) • North Druid Hills • Panthersville • Powder Springs • Riverdale • Snellville • Sugar Hill • Union City • Winder • Woodstock
Counties	Fulton • Gwinnett • DeKalb • Cobb • Clayton • Cherokee • Henry • Forsyth • Douglas • Paulding • Coweta • Carroll • Fayette • Bartow • Newton • Rockdale • Hall • Walton • Spalding • Barrow • Pickens • Haralson • Meriwether • Butts • Dawson • Lamar • Pike • Jasper • Heard

State of Georgia Atlanta (capital)

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Coordinates: 34°14′N 84°50′W / 34.24, -84.84

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