Cartersville is a city in and the

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; it is located within the northwest edge of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187.

History

Cartersville, originally known as Birmingham, was founded by English-Americans in 1832. The town was incorporated as Cartersville in 1854. The present name is for Col. Farish Carter of Milledgeville, the owner of a large plantation. Cartersville was the long-time home of

Amos Akerman Amos Tappan Akerman (February 23, 1821 – December 21, 1880) was an American politician who served as United States Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1871. A native of New Hampshire, Akerman graduated from Dartmout ...

, U.S. Attorney General under President

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; in that office Akerman spearheaded the federal prosecution of members of the

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and was one of the most important public servants of the Reconstruction era. Cartersville was designated the seat of Bartow County in 1867 following the destruction of Cassville by Sherman's March to the Sea in the

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. Cartersville was incorporated as a city in 1872. On February 26, 1916, a mob of fifty men and boys forcibly removed Jesse McCorkle, a Black man who had been arrested just the night before for allegedly assaulting a woman, from the jail. They lynched him by hanging him from a tree in front of city hall and then riddled his body with bullets.

Geography

Cartersville is located in south-central Bartow County, northwest of downtown

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and southeast of

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. The

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flows through a broad valley south of the downtown, leading west to

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, where it forms the

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, a tributary of the

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. The city limits extend eastward, upriver, as far as Allatoona Dam, which forms

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, a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir.

Red Top Mountain State Park Red Top Mountain State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is located in the Northwestern part of the state, on the northwestern edge of metro Atlanta, in Southeastern Bartow County near Cartersville. Name ...

sits on a peninsula in the lake, just outside the city limits. Nancy Creek also flows in the vicinity. The highest point in the city is at the summit of Pine Mountain. Pine Mountain Recreation Area
City of Cartersville. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017. According to the

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, Cartersville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.59%, is water.

Transportation

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, the major north–south route through the area, passes through the eastern edge of the city, with access from five exits: Exit 285 just south of the city limits in Emerson, Exit 288 (East Main Street) closest to downtown, and exits 290, 293, and 296 along the city's northern outskirts. U.S. Highway 41, which is concurrent with

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, is an older, parallel highway to Interstate 75 that goes through the eastern edge of downtown, leading north to

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and

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and south to Marietta. U.S. Highway 411 passes through the northern edge of the city, leading west to

and north to Chatsworth. State Route 20 runs west to Rome concurrent with U.S. Highway 411 and runs east to

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. State Route 61 runs north to White concurrent with U.S. Highway 411 and runs south to

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. State Route 113 runs southwesterly to Rockmart. State Route 293 runs west-northwest to

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Cartersville Airport Cartersville Airport , Valley of Pumpkinvine Creek Field, is a public use airport located on a small hill by the Etowah River two nautical miles (4km) west of the headwaters of Pumpkinvine Creek and three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of ...

is a public use airport located in the west side of Cartersville on State Route 61. It is the home base of Phoenix Air.

Cartersville area communities

The following communities border the city: * Adairsville (north-northwest) * Cassville (north) * Emerson (south) * Euharlee (west) *

(northwest) * Stilesboro (southwest) *

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(northern) * Grassdale Road (west)

Climate

Demographics

Cartersville first appeared as a town in the 1870 U.S. Census. The city absorbed the census-delineated neighboring unincorporated community of Atco prior to the 1960 U.S. Census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,187 people, 7,835 households, and 5,285 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 19,010 people, 5,870 households, and 4,132 families residing in the city. The population of Cartersville is growing significantly. The population density was . There were 6,130 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 63.93%

, 29.64%

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, 0.82% Asian, 0.28% Native American, 0.04%

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, 3.76% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 7.28% of the population. There were 5,870 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $41,162, and the median income for a family was $48,219. Males had a median income of $35,092 versus $25,761 for females. The

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for the city was $19,977. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

*The

Booth Western Art Museum Booth Western Art Museum, located in Cartersville, Georgia, is a museum dedicated to the Western United States. It is one of only two museums of its kind in the Southeastern United States, the other being the James Museum of Western and Wildlife ...

is on North Museum Drive in Cartersville. The Booth is the second-largest art museum in Georgia, and houses the largest permanent exhibition space for Western art in the country. It is a

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Affiliate. * The

Etowah Indian Mounds Etowah Indian Mounds ( 9BR1) are a archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville. Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River. Etow ...

is an archaeological Native American site in Bartow County, south of Cartersville. *

Tellus Science Museum Tellus Science Museum is a natural history and science museum near Cartersville, Georgia, United States, with a facility of over 120,000 square feet. It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum holds multiple special events throug ...

, formerly the Weinman Mineral Museum, is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate and features the first digital

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in North Georgia.

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has installed a camera that tracks

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s at the museum. * The world's first outdoor

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sign, painted in 1894, is located in downtown Cartersville on Young Brothers Pharmacy's wall. * Rose Lawn, a house museum, is the former home of noted evangelist

Samuel Porter Jones Samuel Porter Jones, best known as Sam P. Jones, (October 16, 1847 – October 15, 1906) was an American lawyer and businessman from Georgia who became a prominent Methodist Episcopal Church revivalist preacher across the Southern United St ...

, for whom the Union Gospel Tabernacle (Ryman Auditorium) in

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was built, later to become the

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. * The Bartow History Museum is located in the Old Cartersville Courthouse, c. 1870, in downtown Cartersville on East Church Street. * Savoy Automobile Museum is a museum displaying a diverse collection of automobiles and original works of art. * The Pine Mountain Recreation Area trails ascend to a summit at 1562 feet overlooking Cartersville. Atlanta and Allatoona Lake can also be seen from the summit. The trails are maintained by City of Cartersville Parks & Recreation.

Education

The schools that comprise the

Cartersville City School District The Cartersville City School District is a public school district in Bartow County, Georgia, United States, based in Cartersville. It serves the city of Cartersville in Bartow County. The school board maintains schools for pre-school to grade ...

are: * Cartersville Primary School * Cartersville Elementary School * Cartersville Middle School * Cartersville High School There is also a private

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: *Lifesong Montessori School Cartersville also has a college campus: *

Georgia Highlands College Georgia Highlands College (Georgia Highlands or GHC) is a public college in northwest Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It has locations in Floyd County, Georgia, Floyd County (near Rome, Georgia, Rome), Cartersville, Georgia, Cartersville, Marietta ...

Economy

Manufacturing, tourism, and services play a part in the economy of the city. The city's employers include: *

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Georgia Power Georgia Power is an electric utility headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was established as the Georgia Railway and Power Company and began operations in 1902 running streetcars in Atlanta as a successor to the Atlanta Consol ...

* Komatsu * Shaw Industries, a major flooring manufacturer * Phoenix Air is based in the

. The city is home to Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center and the Hope Center, making it a minor healthcare hub for the surrounding area.

Law enforcement

In 2017, the Cartersville Police Department arrested 65 people at a house party because of a suspicion that there was an ounce of marijuana at the party. In 2022, a federal court awarded 45 of the arrested individuals a $900,000 settlement due to a violation of their constitutional rights. On September 8, 2022, Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima resigned after being arrested in a prostitute police-sting operation.

Notable people

(February 23, 1821 – December 21, 1880), politician who served as United States Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant, 1870–1871 *

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(Charles Henry Smith; 1826–1903), nationally syndicated columnist * Robert Benham, first African-American Georgia Supreme Court justice *

Ronnie Brown Ronnie G. Brown Jr. (born December 12, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn Uni ...

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* Bob Burns (1950–2015), founding member and original drummer of

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(1835–1930), prominent lynching advocate and first female

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* Andre Fluellen, NFL

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* W. J. Gordy, potter *

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(1846–1914), industrialist and founder of the Etowah Iron Company *

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, author *

Joe Frank Harris Joseph Franklin Harris (born February 16, 1936) is an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 78th governor of Georgia from 1983 to 1991. Early life and career Harris was born in the Atco Mill Village of Cartersville ...

(1936–), former

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* Keith Henderson, former NFL

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, professional baseball player for the

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(1847–1906), evangelist * Cledus T. Judd, country music singer *

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(1955–), actor *

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, professional football player *

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospect ...

, quarterback at Cartersville High School (2014–2018), Clemson University (2018–2021) and the

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* Lottie Moon, Baptist missionary to China *

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, actress and model *

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, third overall pick in the

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by the

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* Mark Thompson, NASCAR driver * Benjamin Walker, actor *

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(1969–), singer-songwriter and producer *

Hedy West Hedwig Grace "Hedy" West (April 6, 1938 – July 3, 2005) was an American folksinger, songwriter and song catcher. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Carolyn Hester. Her most famous song "50 ...

(1938–2005), folk singer and songwriter *

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(1913–1970), professional

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player

References

External links

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