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Cartersville is a city in
Bartow County Bartow County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,901, up from 100,157 in 2010. The county seat is Cartersville. Traditionally considered part of northwest Georgia, B ...
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; it is located within the northwest edge of the
Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...
. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187. Cartersville is the
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of Bartow County.


History

Cartersville, originally known as Birmingham, was founded by
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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, U.S. Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant; in that office he spearheaded the federal prosecution of members of the Ku Klux Klan 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 in the American Civil War. Cartersville was incorporated as a city in 1872. On February 26, 1916 a group of one hundred men and boys took Jesse McCorkle from the jail and hanged him from a tree in front of the city hall and 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 Rome, 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. It is located in the northwestern part of the state, on the northwestern edge of metro Atlanta, in southeastern Bartow County near Cartersville. Named for iron-rich Red T ...
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 State Route 3, 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
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.
U.S. Highway 411 U.S. Route 411 (US 411) is an alternate parallel-highway associated with US 11. US 411 extends for about from US 78 in Leeds, Alabama, to US 25W/ US 70 in Newport, Tennessee. US 411 travels through no ...
passes through the northern edge of the city, leading west to
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and north to Chatsworth. State Route 20 runs west to Rome concurrent with U.S. Highway 411 and runs east to Canton. 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 Kingston. Cartersville Airport is a public use airport located in the west side of Cartersville on State Route 61. It is the home base of
Phoenix Air Phoenix Air Group, often just referred to as Phoenix Air, is a non-scheduled airline headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, USA, with the city's airport serving as its base. Founded in 1978 by Army helicopter pilot and race car driver Mark T ...
.


Cartersville area communities

The following communities border the city: *
Adairsville Adairsville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, Bartow County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,878. Adairsville is approximately halfway between Atlant ...
(north-northwest) * Cassville (north) * Emerson (south) * Euharlee (west) * Kingston (northwest) * Stilesboro (southwest) *
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(northern) * Grassdale Road (west)


Climate


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, 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%
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, 29.64%
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, 0.82%
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, 0.28% Native American, 0.04%
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, 3.76% from
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, and 1.53% from two or more races.
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or
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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 with a facility of over 120,000 square feet. It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonia ...
, 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 & 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 System are: * Cartersville Primary School * Cartersville Elementary School * Cartersville Middle School * Cartersville High School There is also a private Montessori school: *Lifesong Montessori School Cartersville also has a college campus: *
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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 Consolida ...
* Komatsu *
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, a major flooring manufacturer *
Phoenix Air Phoenix Air Group, often just referred to as Phoenix Air, is a non-scheduled airline headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, USA, with the city's airport serving as its base. Founded in 1978 by Army helicopter pilot and race car driver Mark T ...
is based in the Cartersville Airport. 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

* Amos 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. *
Bill Arp Charles Henry Smith (June 15, 1826 – August 24, 1903) was an American writer and politician from the state of Georgia. He used the pen name Bill Arp for nearly 40 years. He had a national reputation as a homespun humorist during his lifetime ...
(Charles Henry Smith; 1826–1903), nationally syndicated columnist * Robert Benham, the first African-American Georgia Supreme Court justice *
Ronnie Brown Ronnie G. Brown Jr. (born December 12, 1981) is a former American football running back. After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers. He and Cadill ...
,
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(NFL)
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* Bob Burns (1950–2015), founding member and original drummer of
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*
Rebecca Latimer Felton Rebecca Ann Felton (née Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, lecturer, feminist, suffragist, reformer, slave owner, and politician who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, although she serve ...
(1835–1930), the first female
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*
Andre Fluellen Andre Fluellen (born March 7, 1985) is an American football former defensive tackle. He played college football at Florida State and was drafted in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. High school career A native of Carter ...
, NFL
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* W. J. Gordy, potter *
A. O. Granger Arthur Otis Granger (February 14, 1846July 30, 1914) was an American industrialist and soldier. He manufactured and installed gasworks in Philadelphia and served as general manager of the United Gas Improvement Company, before serving as presi ...
(1846–1914), industrialist and founder of the Etowah Iron Company * Corra Harris, author *
Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris (born February 16, 1936) is an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 78th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991. Early life and career Harris was born in the Atco Mill Village o ...
(1936–), former
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* Keith Henderson, former NFL
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*
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professional baseball player for the
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* Matthew Johnson Republican politician, former Alabama State Representative, television personality for Fox News Channel *
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 ...
(1847–1906), evangelist *
Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...
, country music singer *
Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on '' Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on ''Toonsylvania'' (199 ...
(1955–), actor *
Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospects, he won the 2019 National C ...
, quarterback at Cartersville High School (2014-2018), Clemson University (2018–2021) and the
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. *
Robert Lavette Robert Lee Lavette (born September 8, 1963) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Georgia Institute of Technology. Early yea ...
, professional football player *
Lottie Moon Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon (December 12, 1840 – December 24, 1912) was a Southern Baptist missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board who spent nearly 40 years (1873–1912) living and working in China. As a teacher and evangelist ...
, Baptist missionary to China *
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, actress and model *
Donavan Tate Donavan Reed Tate (born September 27, 1990) is an American former college football quarterback for the University of Arizona Wildcats. Previously, he was a Minor League Baseball outfielder who was selected third overall by the San Diego Padr ...
, third overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft 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 and songwriter. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as Joan Baez and Judy Collins. Her most famous song " 500 Miles" is one of America's ...
(1938–2005), folk singer and songwriter *
Rudy York Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 – February 5, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman between and , most notably as a member of the ...
(1913–1970), professional
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player


References


External links

* The City of Cartersville launched a brand new, sleek, outside-of-the-box website June 14, 2021.
My Cartersville

My Cartersville
App for citizens and visitors of Cartersville
Cartersville Airport

Cartersville
at
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Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce

''The Daily Tribune''
newspaper based in Cartersville
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radio station based in Cartersville {{authority control Cities in Bartow County, Georgia Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)