Cartersville

Cartersville, originally known as Birmingham, was founded by English-Americans in 1832. It was designated the seat of Bartow County in 1867 following the destruction of Cassville by Sherman in the American Civil War. Cartersville was the long-time home of Amos Akerman, U.S. Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant. The highest point in the city is 1,562 feet (476 m) at the summit of Pine Mountain. The city is located 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. Red Top Mountain State Park sits on a peninsula in the lake, just outside the city limits. The following communities border the city:Adairsville, Cassville, Emerson, Euharlee, Kingston, Stilesboro, and Grassdale Road. The Cartersvile Airport is a public use airport located in the west side of the city. It is the home base of Phoenix Air. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187, with a population growth rate of significantly higher than the national average of 0.9%. The city limits extend eastward, upriver, as far as Allatoona Dam, which forms Lake Allatoon a, a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir.

History

Cartersville is the primary city name, but also Emerson are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Cartersville, Georgia. Cartersville, originally known as Birmingham, was founded by English-Americans in 1832. The present name is for Col. Farish Carter of Milledgeville, the owner of a large plantation. Cartersville was the long-time home of Amos Akerman, U.S. Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant. On February 26, 1916 a group of one hundred men and boys took Jesse McCorkle from the jail and hanged him from a tree in front of the city hall and riddled his body with bullets. The town was designated the seat of Bartow County in 1867 following the destruction of Cassville by Sherman in the American Civil War. Carartersville was incorporated as a city in 1872. The city is located on the banks of the Tallahassee River, which was once known as the Tallapoosa River. It is the site of the Alabama State Fair, the state's largest annual event, which takes place in late October and early November. The fair is open to the public and is free of charge, except for alcohol and tobacco. It also offers a variety of other events, including the Alabama National Museum of Fine Arts, which is open through the end of the year.

Geography

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, 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. The highest point in the city is 1,562 feet (476 m) at the summit of Pine Mountain. According to the Census Bureau, Cartersville has a total area of 29.3 square miles (75.9 km²), of which 29.2 square miles of land is land and 0.15 sq miles (0.4 km²) of water. It is the home base of Phoenix Air, a public use airport located in the west side of the city on State Route 61. The following communities border the city: Adairsville, Cassville, Euharlee, Stilesboro, Kingston, White, Rockmart, and Cassville. It has a population of 2,816. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I. It also hosted the Battle of Gettysburg.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 23,187 people, 7,835 households, and 5,285 families residing in the city. The population of Cartersville is growing significantly. The racial makeup of the city was 63.93% White, 29.64% African American, 0.82% Asian,0.28% Native American, 3.76% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.28%. The median income for a household in theCity was $41,162, and the median income. for a family was $48,219. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4%) of those age 65 or over. The city has a population of 19,010, with 6,130 housing units, and a population density of 680.7 inhabitants per square mile (262.8/km²) The city is located on the banks of the Little River, which flows into the Mississippi River. The Little River is a tributary of the Red River. It is the only river that runs through the city, and it is the main source of water for the city's central business district. The town's name is derived from the word "cartersville" which means "crown" or "crest" in English.

Points of interest

The Booth is the second-largest art museum in Georgia, and houses the largest permanent exhibition space for Western art in the country. The Pine Mountain Recreation Area trails ascend to a summit at 1562 feet overlooking Cartersville. Atlanta & Allatoona Lake can also be seen from the summit. Rose Lawn, a house museum, is the former home of noted evangelist Samuel Porter Jones, for whom the Union Gospel Tabernacle (Ryman Auditorium) in Nashville was built, later to become the Grand Ole Opry. The world's first outdoor Coca-Cola sign, painted in 1894, is located in downtown Carter'sville on Young Brothers Pharmacy's wall. The Etowah Indian Mounds is an archaeological Native American site in Bartow County, south of Cartersvile. The Tellus Science Museum, formerly the Weinman Mineral Museum, is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate and features the first digital planetarium in North Georgia. NASA has installed a camera that tracks meteors at the museum. It is a museum displaying a diverse collection of automobiles and original works of art. The Bartow History Museum is located. in the Old Cartersvillian Courthouse, c. 1870, in downtownCartersville on East Church Street. It has a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of art, many of which have never been seen in public before. It also has a large collection of antique cars. The city's first post office was opened in 1858.

Education

The schools that comprise the Cartersville City School System are: Cartersville Primary School, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. There is also a private Montessori school: Lifesong MontessorI School. The city also has a college campus: Georgia Highlands College. The school system is made up of the following schools:Cartersville Elementary, Primary, Middle, High, and School. It is also home to a private school: Lifesong Montessori School. It has a private college campus, Georgia Highlands College. The town has a high school and a private high school. It also has an elementary and a middle school. The high school has a public school and an elementary school. There are no private schools in the city, but there is a private private school in the town. The public school system also includes a private elementary and middle school, as well as a private middle and high school, and a public college campus. It was founded in 1881. The first school was built in 1883. The current school system was formed in 1891. It opened in 1894. It became the first city in Georgia to have a city school system. In 1894, it became the fourth city in the U.S. to become part of the state of Georgia. The state's first high school was opened in 1896. It later became the state's second high school in 1898. It then became the third high school; it was the fourth high school on the state level in 1899.

Economy

Manufacturing, tourism, and services play a part in the city's economy. The city is home to Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center and The Hope Center, making it a minor healthcare hub for the surrounding area. A major flooring manufacturer, Phoenix Air, is based in the Carter'sville Airport, making the city a hub for air travel in the state. The state's largest employer is Georgia Power, which has more than 2,000 employees. The largest employer in the area is Georgia State University, with more than 1,000 people working in the university's business and technology fields. The town has a population of 2,500. The population of the city is 3,000, with the majority of people living in or near the city. The majority of residents live in or around the town of Carter’sville, which is located in the southern part of the state, near the Georgia-Florida border. The most populous city is Carterville, with 2,400 people living there, and 1,500 people in the surrounding areas. The biggest employers are Georgia Power and Georgia State University, which have over 1,200 employees, and Georgia State Universities and Colleges, with about 1,400. The economy is based on manufacturing, tourism and other services. It is also based on agriculture, with many businesses based in and around the city, such as Georgia Poultry and Cartersville Air Systems.

Law enforcement

In 2017, the Cartersville Police Department arrested 65 people at a house party because of a suspicion that there was an ounce of marijuana at the party. In 2022, a federal court awarded 45 of the arrested individuals a $900,000 settlement due to a violation of their constitutional rights. On September 8 2022, Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima resigned after being arrested in a prostitute police-sting operation. He was accused of being involved in a prostitution operation. The investigation into the prostitution operation is still ongoing. The case is being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Georgia. For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia = 62.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 73. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cartersville = 5.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 23,187 individuals with a median age of 35.4 age the population grows by 14.00% in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 810.20 residents per square mile of area (312.82/km²). There are average 2.59 people per household in the 6,696 households with an average household income of $43,392 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.90% of the available work force and has dropped -6.39% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 14.32%. The number of physicians in Cartersville per 100,000 population = 101.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cartersville = 51.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 110. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 213. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 31.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia which are owned by the occupant = 57.49%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28 years with median home cost = $111,470 and home appreciation of -15.66%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.91 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,150 per student. There are 15.2 students for each teacher in the school, 415 students for each Librarian and 480 students for each Counselor. 3.63% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 15.29% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.45% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).