CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA

'Cartersville' is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, in the United States. It was named after Col. Farrish Carter. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 15,925. Growth is evident as the community's population rose to 21,274 as of the 2005 census. Although un-official, Cartersville will most-likely become a micropolitan area in 2007.

Contents

Location

Cartersville districts

Cartersville area communities

Geography

Demographics

Important highways

Trivia

External links

Location

Cartersville's location is envied, as it sits at the junction of Interstate 75, U.S. Highway 411, U.S. Highway 41, Georgia Highway 113, Georgia Highway 61, Georgia Highway 293, and Georgia Highway 20, making it the hub of Northwest Georgia

★ 41- North to Calhoun, South to Marietta

★ 411- West to Rome, North to Dalton

★ 75- North to Calhoun, South to Kennesaw

★ 113- West to Rockmart, East terminal at I-75

★ 61- South to Dallas, North to Chatsworth

★ 293- West to Rome, and South to Acworth

★ 20- West to Rome, and east to Canton, and I-575

Cartersville districts

★ Junta: Tennessee Street near Tabernacle Church.

★ North Cartersville:At I-75 is Interchange Village

★ South Cartersville:Old Alabama, Douthit Ferry, West Avenue

★ East Cartersville:Rowland Springs

★ Downtown Cartersville:Olde Town Neighborhood Historic District, Bullneck

★ West Cartersville:Atco, Georgia, Sugar Valley, Georgia, Euharlee, Georgia, and Kingston, Georgia

Cartersville area communities

★ Atco (southwest)

★ Cassville (north)

★ Emerson (south)

★ Euharlee (west)

★ Kingston (northwest)

★ Sugar Valley (west)

★ Stilesboro (southwest)

★ Taylorsville (southwest)

★ White (northeast)

Geography

Cartersville is located at (34.176405, -84.803916).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 60.9 km² (23.5 mi²). 60.6 km² (23.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,925 people, 5,870 households, and 4,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 262.9/km² (680.7/mi²). There were 6,130 housing units at an average density of 101.2/km² (262.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.53% White, 17.04% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.76% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the city was $19,977. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Important highways

★ Highway 113 (Main Street/West Avenue)

★ Highway 293 (Church Street, Cassville/White Road)

★ U.S. 41 (Joe Frank Harris Parkway)

★ Interstate 75 (exits 288, 290)

★ U.S. 411

★ State Highway 20 Canton Road

★ Euharlee Road

★ Highway 61 Tennessee Street
4 lane highways;
113- through N. Cartersville and S. Cartersville (2 lane through Dtwn.)
41- forms border between N. Cartersville and Downtown Cartersville south of Hobby Lobby, and defines the border between N. Cartersville and W. Cartersville north of Hobby Lobby.
411- through N. Cartersville, W. Cartersville, and S. Cartersville.
75- through N. Cartersville and defines border between E. and N. Cartersville north of exit 288.
61- Breaks off from 113 in S. Cartersville near the Cartersville Airport. [Dtwn. considered Tennessee Street and is often 2 or 3 lane.
Douthit Ferry Road- (Soon to be 4 lane) connects West Avenue to Old Alabama Road. T at Old Alabama where
★ Carter Grove Plantation
★ lays.
Euharlee Road- (Soon to be 4 lane) Connects Cliff Nelson Rd. to West Avenue, 9 miles long.

Trivia

★ Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown graduated from Cartersville High School.

★ Cartersville is home to the Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA. [1]

★ Cartersville is home to the world's first outdoor painted advertisement of the Coca-Cola brand. In 1894 a syrup salesman painted "Drink Coca Cola" on the side of what is now Young Brothers Pharmacy in old downtown. It was found under multiple layers of paint during restoration on the building. In 1994 the Coca-Cola company authenticated the wall advertisement as the world's first.[2]

★ In the story of the movie Big Momma's House, most of the action happens in Cartersville. The film was, however, shot in Orange, California.

★ Cartersville was the hometown of actor Wayne Knight, Newman from Seinfeld.

★ Singer/Songwriter/Producer Butch Walker grew up in Cartersville and references it in the song "Get Down".

★ Country music singer Cledus T. Judd is also from Cartersville and a graduate of Cartersville High.

★ Birthplace and home of the first African-American Georgia Supreme Court Judge, the Honorable Judge Robert Benham.

★ Home of Gov. Joe Frank Harris

External links

★ http://notatlanta.org/

★ http://cartersvillechamber.com

★ http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv16080.php

★ http://www.daily-tribune.com