Bartow County, Georgia

Infobox U.S. County
county = Bartow County
state = Georgia


seallink =


map size = 225
founded = 1832
seat = Cartersville
largest city = Cartersville
area_total_sq_mi = 470
area_total_km2 = 1218
area_land_sq_mi = 459
area_land_km2 = 1190
area_water_sq_mi = 11
area_water_km2 = 28
area percentage = 2.27%
census estimate yr = 2006
pop = 91266
density_sq_mi = 166
density_km2 = 64
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.bartowga.org|

Bartow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 76,019. The county's explosive growth is evident, as the population of the county rose to 92,834 as of the 2007 estimate. The county seat is CartersvilleGR|6.

Bartow County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has a Sole Commissioner government, and is the largest county with a sole commissioner.

History

Bartow County was created from the Cherokee lands of the Cherokee County territory in 1832 on December 3^rd, and called Cass County until renamed in 1861 on December 6^th in honor of Francis S. Bartow. The original county seat was at Cassville.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,218 km²), of which, 459 square miles (1,190 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (28 km²) of it (2.27%) is water.

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econdary Highways

*Euharlee Road
*Old S.R. 293. Portion south of Emerson and east of U.S. 41 into Cobb County.
*Old Alabama Road. Future route of S.R. 113.
*Burnt Hickory Road
*Taylorsville-Macedonia Road
*Macedonia Road
*Halls Station Road
*Spring Place Road
*Cassville-White Road
*Mission Road

Adjacent counties

*Gordon County, Georgia - north
*Pickens County, Georgia - northeast
*Cherokee County, Georgia - east
*Cobb County, Georgia - southeast
*Paulding County, Georgia - south
*Polk County, Georgia - southwest
*Floyd County, Georgia - west

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 76,019 people, 27,176 households, and 21,034 families residing in the county. The population density was 166 people per square mile (64/km²). There were 28,751 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.79% White, 8.68% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,176 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,660, and the median income for a family was $49,198. Males had a median income of $35,136 versus $24,906 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,989. About 6.60% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Adairsville
*Cartersville
*Emerson
*Euharlee
*Kingston
*Taylorsville
*White

Unincorporated communities

*Atco
*Cassville
*Rowland Springs
*Stilesboro