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Cartersville

Cartersville, Georgia
City
Cartersville City Hall
Cartersville City Hall
Motto: "Be Charmed, Be Prosperous, Belong"
Location in Bartow County, Georgia
Location in Bartow County, Georgia
Cartersville is located in Metro Atlanta
Cartersville
Cartersville
Location of Cartersville in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 34°11′N 84°48′W / 34.183°N 84.800°W / 34.183; -84.800Coordinates: 34°11′N 84°48′W / 34.183°N 84.800°W / 34.183; -84.800
Country United States
State Georgia
County Bartow
Incorporated 1850
Named for Farish Carter
Government
 • Mayor Matt Santini
Area
 • Total 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2)
 • Land 29.2 sq mi (75.5 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,731
 • Density 677/sq mi (261.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern Time (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
ZIP code 30120, 30121
Area code(s) 770/678/470
FIPS code 13-13688
GNIS feature ID 0355017
Website www.cityofcartersville.org

Cartersville is a city in Bartow County in the U.S. state of Georgia; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,731. Cartersville is the county seat of Bartow County.

Cartersville was first known as Birmingham to its original English settlers. The town was incorporated as Cartersville in 1854. The present name is for Col. F. Carter of Milledgeville.

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.


Cartersville is located in south-central Bartow County, 42 miles (68 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta and 76 miles (122 km) southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The Etowah River flows through a broad valley south of the downtown, leading west to Rome, where it forms the Coosa River, a tributary of the Alabama River. The city limits extend eastward, upriver, as far as Allatoona Dam, which forms Lake Allatoona, a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir. Red Top Mountain State Park 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 1,562 feet (476 m) at the summit of Pine Mountain.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cartersville has a total area of 29.3 square miles (75.9 km2), of which 29.2 square miles (75.5 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.59%, is water.


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