Chatsworth, Georgia
| Chatsworth, Georgia | |
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Downtown Chatsworth
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 Location in Murray County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 34°46′20″N 84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°WCoordinates: 34°46′20″N 84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Murray |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,299 |
| • Density | 751.3/sq mi (287.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30705 |
| Area code(s) | 706/762 |
| FIPS code | 13-15508 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0327417 |
| Website | http://www.chatsworthga.gov |
Chatsworth is a city in Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,531 at the 2000 census and 4,299 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Murray County.
According to a popular legend, the town received its name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck ¹.
Just east of Chatsworth are Fort Mountain and the Fort Mountain State Park.
Chatsworth was founded in 1905 as a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city in 1923. In 1915, the seat of Murray County was transferred to Chatsworth from Spring Place.
Chatsworth is located at 34°46′20″N 84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°W (34.772336, -84.778977). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.42%) is water.
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