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'Dalton' is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. The population was 97,912 at the 2000 census. Dalton is Located just off Interstate 75 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest Georgia and is the biggest city in northwest Georgia. Dalton is home to many of the nation's floorcovering manufacturers. Perhaps because of this, Dalton has a highly diverse population with approximately 40% hispanic or spanish speaking. Dalton has many historic houses and places to see and has a rich Civil War history. Dalton is home to the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center which showcases the Georgia Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame and holds several events year round.
Dalton is located at (34.771088, -84.971553).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.4 km² (19.8 mi²). 51.3 km² (19.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2007, there were 97,912 people, 29,689 households, and 16,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 543.7/km² (1,407.9/mi²). There were 10,229 housing units at an average density of 199.3/km² (516.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 21.17% White, 7.71% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.15% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.01% of the population.
Tens of thousands of immigrants from Mexico and Central America have settled in the Dalton area, particularly over the past 15 years, taking jobs in the carpet industry.
There were 9,689 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,312, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $28,158 versus $23,701 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,575. About 11.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Dalton is often referred to as the "Carpet Capital of the World," home to 150+ carpet plants and approximately 100 carpet outlet stores. The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the Whitfield County area.
The agglomeration of the carpet industry in Dalton can be traced back to a wedding gift given in 1895 by a teenage girl, Catherine Evans Whitener, to her brother, Henry Alexander Evans, and his bride, Elizabeth Cramer. The gift was an unusual tufted bedspread. Copying a quilt pattern, she sewed thick cotton yarns with a running stitch into unbleached muslin, clipped the ends of the yarn so they would fluff out, and finally, washed the spread in hot water to hold the yarns by shrinking the fabric. Interest grew in young Catherine's bedspreads, and in 1900, she made the first sale of a spread for $2.50. Demand became so great for the spreads that by the 1930's, local women, who were real entrepreneurs, had "haulers," who would take the stamped sheeting and yarns to front porch workers. Often entire families worked to hand tuft the spreads for 10 to 25 cents per spread. Nearly 10,000 area cottage "tufters"--men, women, and children, were involved in the industry. Bedspread income was instrumental in helping many area families survive the depression. Chenille bedspreads became amazingly popular all over the country and provided a new name for Dalton: the Bedspread Capital of the World.
When a form of mechanised carpet making was developed after World War II, Dalton became the center of the new industry due to the fact that specialised tufting skills were required and there was a ready pool of workers with those skills there.
Dalton is a railfan's hotspot. 50 to 55 trains run through Dalton on a typical day. Norfolk Southern's Georgia Division (Atlanta to Chattanooga) and the CSX Western & Atlantic Subdivision (Atlanta to Chattanooga) run right through Dalton, and sometimes one can find a few Norfolk Southern locomotives that run long hood forward. The original train depot is now a restaurant and a landmark in the community.
★ Catherine Evans Whitener (entrepreneur)
★ Deborah Norville (host on Inside Edition)
★ Marla Maples (former wife of Donald Trump)
★ Lynda Vaughn (Stroker Ace's "Miss Hurst Shifter")
★ Lane Davies (actor)
★ Mike Erwin (actor)
★ Andrea Brooke Ownbey (Miss Howard Stern)
★ Edith King (actress)
★ Tammy Jo Kirk, NASCAR driver
★ Thomas M. Sloan II, (Former University of Arizona football star and developer of the Sloan Orthodontic appliance)
★ Bryan M. Thomas (soldier)
★ William Byl Butler, (actor-ROBOCOP3,T.V.,Model,DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER)
★ William R. Carroll, (Doctor who oversaw Pat Sullivan's Cancer treatment)
★ Joshua Lawrence,(The International award winning Nashville recording artist was born in Dalton. Now resides in Calhoun, Ga when not on tour.
On March 6, 2007, a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in Dalton. The winning ticket, sold to Ed Nabors of Rocky Face, GA, was one of two winning tickets sold for the record $390 million drawing, winning $195 million each. The other winner is Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey.[1]
Woodland Indians and Creek Nation held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia until the mid 1700's, when the Cherokee pushed the Creek to the west and south. The Cherokee Indians called the mountains of north Georgia their "Enchanted Land" until their forced removal in 1838, in a tragedy known today as the Trail of Tears.
By the time the last cherokee's had left, work was underway for a railroad, the Western and Atlantic, to join the Tennessee River with the Chattahoochee. In 1847, the newly renamed was defined as a mile radius from the city center - the Western and Atlantic depot, the final segment of this pivotal was completed in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, Ga. In 1850. A second railroad, the East Tennessee and Georgia was completed in 1852.
During the Civil War, Dalton saw it's first action during the Great Locomotive Chase, on April 12, 1862. More than a year later, on September 19-20, 1863 massive Union and Confederate forces battled a few miles west at Chickamauga, and later at Chattanooga. Finally, war came to Whitfield County in the spring of 1864. The battle of Rocky Face Ridge and Dug Gap began on May 7, 1864 and ended when General Johnston completed his withdrawal from Dalton on May 12. The last campaign of the Confederacy, John Bell Hood's Nashville Campaign attacked a Union blockhouse in Tilton before passing through Dalton and heading West.
With the invention of the automobile, a cottage industry arose in the homes along "Peacock Alley," U.S. Highway 41. Running from Copper Harbor, Michigan to Miami, Florida, the route ran on paved state roads. It was designated in 1925 and signed in 1926. Women would sell quilts to drivers along this popular north-south Route. From this early origin, the Carpet Tufting Industry grew in Dalton. Today, Carpet Mills remain major area employers.
Before the Silicon Valley boom, Dalton, Georgia had more millionaires per capita than any city in the U.S.
★ Roadside Georgia: Dalton History of Dalton, Georgia
★ Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau Information on the history of Dalton and the carpet industry, attractions, events, restaurants and places to stay
★ Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center
★ City of Dalton
★ Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce
★ Dalton: Carpet Capital of the World
★ Prater's Mill Country Fair
★ Dalton Gamers' Network An organization that gathers electronic gamers together for fellowship, fun, and competition in the Northwest Georgia area.
★ Georgia Women
| Contents |
| Geography |
| Demographics |
| Dalton and the Carpet Industry |
| Rail Transport in Dalton |
| Famous People from Dalton |
| History |
| Other |
| External links |
Geography
Location of Dalton, Georgia
Dalton is located at (34.771088, -84.971553).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.4 km² (19.8 mi²). 51.3 km² (19.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2007, there were 97,912 people, 29,689 households, and 16,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 543.7/km² (1,407.9/mi²). There were 10,229 housing units at an average density of 199.3/km² (516.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 21.17% White, 7.71% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.15% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.01% of the population.
Tens of thousands of immigrants from Mexico and Central America have settled in the Dalton area, particularly over the past 15 years, taking jobs in the carpet industry.
There were 9,689 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,312, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $28,158 versus $23,701 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,575. About 11.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Dalton and the Carpet Industry
Dalton is often referred to as the "Carpet Capital of the World," home to 150+ carpet plants and approximately 100 carpet outlet stores. The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the Whitfield County area.
The agglomeration of the carpet industry in Dalton can be traced back to a wedding gift given in 1895 by a teenage girl, Catherine Evans Whitener, to her brother, Henry Alexander Evans, and his bride, Elizabeth Cramer. The gift was an unusual tufted bedspread. Copying a quilt pattern, she sewed thick cotton yarns with a running stitch into unbleached muslin, clipped the ends of the yarn so they would fluff out, and finally, washed the spread in hot water to hold the yarns by shrinking the fabric. Interest grew in young Catherine's bedspreads, and in 1900, she made the first sale of a spread for $2.50. Demand became so great for the spreads that by the 1930's, local women, who were real entrepreneurs, had "haulers," who would take the stamped sheeting and yarns to front porch workers. Often entire families worked to hand tuft the spreads for 10 to 25 cents per spread. Nearly 10,000 area cottage "tufters"--men, women, and children, were involved in the industry. Bedspread income was instrumental in helping many area families survive the depression. Chenille bedspreads became amazingly popular all over the country and provided a new name for Dalton: the Bedspread Capital of the World.
When a form of mechanised carpet making was developed after World War II, Dalton became the center of the new industry due to the fact that specialised tufting skills were required and there was a ready pool of workers with those skills there.
Rail Transport in Dalton
A Norfolk Southern SD70MAC goes through "Hair" in Dalton, Georgia. Jason Trew Photo
Dalton is a railfan's hotspot. 50 to 55 trains run through Dalton on a typical day. Norfolk Southern's Georgia Division (Atlanta to Chattanooga) and the CSX Western & Atlantic Subdivision (Atlanta to Chattanooga) run right through Dalton, and sometimes one can find a few Norfolk Southern locomotives that run long hood forward. The original train depot is now a restaurant and a landmark in the community.
Famous People from Dalton
★ Catherine Evans Whitener (entrepreneur)
★ Deborah Norville (host on Inside Edition)
★ Marla Maples (former wife of Donald Trump)
★ Lynda Vaughn (Stroker Ace's "Miss Hurst Shifter")
★ Lane Davies (actor)
★ Mike Erwin (actor)
★ Andrea Brooke Ownbey (Miss Howard Stern)
★ Edith King (actress)
★ Tammy Jo Kirk, NASCAR driver
★ Thomas M. Sloan II, (Former University of Arizona football star and developer of the Sloan Orthodontic appliance)
★ Bryan M. Thomas (soldier)
★ William Byl Butler, (actor-ROBOCOP3,T.V.,Model,DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER)
★ William R. Carroll, (Doctor who oversaw Pat Sullivan's Cancer treatment)
★ Joshua Lawrence,(The International award winning Nashville recording artist was born in Dalton. Now resides in Calhoun, Ga when not on tour.
On March 6, 2007, a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in Dalton. The winning ticket, sold to Ed Nabors of Rocky Face, GA, was one of two winning tickets sold for the record $390 million drawing, winning $195 million each. The other winner is Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey.[1]
History
Woodland Indians and Creek Nation held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia until the mid 1700's, when the Cherokee pushed the Creek to the west and south. The Cherokee Indians called the mountains of north Georgia their "Enchanted Land" until their forced removal in 1838, in a tragedy known today as the Trail of Tears.
By the time the last cherokee's had left, work was underway for a railroad, the Western and Atlantic, to join the Tennessee River with the Chattahoochee. In 1847, the newly renamed was defined as a mile radius from the city center - the Western and Atlantic depot, the final segment of this pivotal was completed in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, Ga. In 1850. A second railroad, the East Tennessee and Georgia was completed in 1852.
During the Civil War, Dalton saw it's first action during the Great Locomotive Chase, on April 12, 1862. More than a year later, on September 19-20, 1863 massive Union and Confederate forces battled a few miles west at Chickamauga, and later at Chattanooga. Finally, war came to Whitfield County in the spring of 1864. The battle of Rocky Face Ridge and Dug Gap began on May 7, 1864 and ended when General Johnston completed his withdrawal from Dalton on May 12. The last campaign of the Confederacy, John Bell Hood's Nashville Campaign attacked a Union blockhouse in Tilton before passing through Dalton and heading West.
With the invention of the automobile, a cottage industry arose in the homes along "Peacock Alley," U.S. Highway 41. Running from Copper Harbor, Michigan to Miami, Florida, the route ran on paved state roads. It was designated in 1925 and signed in 1926. Women would sell quilts to drivers along this popular north-south Route. From this early origin, the Carpet Tufting Industry grew in Dalton. Today, Carpet Mills remain major area employers.
Other
Before the Silicon Valley boom, Dalton, Georgia had more millionaires per capita than any city in the U.S.
External links
★ Roadside Georgia: Dalton History of Dalton, Georgia
★ Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau Information on the history of Dalton and the carpet industry, attractions, events, restaurants and places to stay
★ Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center
★ City of Dalton
★ Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce
★ Dalton: Carpet Capital of the World
★ Prater's Mill Country Fair
★ Dalton Gamers' Network An organization that gathers electronic gamers together for fellowship, fun, and competition in the Northwest Georgia area.
★ Georgia Women
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