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Rome, Georgia

Rome, Georgia
City
City of Rome
View of Rome from the historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery
View of Rome from the historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Location in Floyd County and the state of Georgia
Location in Floyd County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°15′36″N 85°11′6″W / 34.26000°N 85.18500°W / 34.26000; -85.18500Coordinates: 34°15′36″N 85°11′6″W / 34.26000°N 85.18500°W / 34.26000; -85.18500
Country United States
State Georgia
County Floyd
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Jamie Doss
 • City Manager Sammy Rich
Area
 • Total 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
 • Land 30.9 sq mi (80.1 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation 614 ft (187 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 36,303
 • Density 1,175/sq mi (453.5/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 706/762
FIPS code 13-66668
GNIS feature ID 0356504
Website www.romefloyd.com

Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,303. It is the largest city in Northwest Georgia and the 19th largest city in the state.

Rome was built at the confluence of the Etowah and the Oostanaula rivers, forming the Coosa River. Because of its strategic advantages, this area was long occupied by the Creek and later the Cherokee people. National leaders such as Major Ridge and John Ross resided here before Indian Removal.

The city has developed on seven hills with the rivers running between them, a feature that inspired the early European-American settlers to name it for Rome, the longtime capital of Italy. It developed in the antebellum period as a market and trading city due to its advantageous location on the rivers, by which it sent the rich regional cotton commodity crop downriver to markets on the Gulf Coast and export overseas.

It is the second largest city, after Gadsden, Alabama, near the center of the triangular area defined by the Interstate highways between Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga. It has developed as a regional center in such areas as medical care and education. In addition to its public school system, there are several private schools. Higher-level institutions include private Berry College and Shorter University, and the public Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Georgia Highlands College.


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