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Cobb County, Georgia
Seal of Cobb County, Georgia
Map
Map of Georgia highlighting Cobb County
Location in the state of Georgia
Map of the U.S. highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1832
Seat Marietta
Largest city Marietta
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
345 sq mi (892 km²)
340 sq mi (881 km²)
4 sq mi (11 km²), 1. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 27%
PopulationEst. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology
 - (2006)
 - Density
679,325
1,952/sq mi (763/km²)
Website: www.cobbcounty.org

Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule It was created December 3, 1832 by the State of Georgia from land it confiscated from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact The Indian Removal Act, part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 26 [1] Its county seat is Marietta,[2] located in the center of the county. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. The county was named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 - February 1, 1830) was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives

As of the 2000 census, the population is 607,751. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The county's population continues to grow. The 2007 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau put the population at 691,905. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The county is part of the core Atlanta metropolitan area, which is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sandy Springs is a newly incorporated city incorporated in December 2005 Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced

The U. S. Census Bureau ranks Cobb County as the most-educated in the State of Georgia and 15th among all counties in the United States. [3] It is consistently ranked among top 100 wealthiest counties in the United States. [4]

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 345 square miles (892 km²), of which, 340 square miles (881 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 km²) of it (1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 27%) is water.

The county is divided between two major watersheds. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Most runoff flows into the Chattahoochee River (along the southeastern border), via Willeo Creek, Sope Creek, Rottenwood Creek, Nickajack Creek, and Sweetwater Creek. Surface runoff is a term used to describe when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess Water, from Rain, Snowmelt, or other sources flows The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Georgia, near the Carolinas to the southwestward Sope Creek is a major Stream located in Cobb County, Georgia. A ridge from Lost Mountain in the west, to Kennesaw Mountain in the north, to Sweat Mountain in the extreme northeast, divides the far north-northwest of the county into the Lake Allatoona area, including the northward-flowing Noonday Creek. A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance Kennesaw Mountain is a Mountain between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States. Sweat Mountain is a low Mountain located in far northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, in the northern Suburbs of Atlanta. Lake Allatoona (rarely called Allatoona Lake, its Government name is a U Noonday Creek is a Stream that runs through northern Cobb County and into southern Cherokee County Georgia.

There are several high points in Cobb.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Addressing

Despite the lack of a grid system of city blocks though the county, all street addresses have their numeric origin at the southwest corner of the town square in Marietta. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 285 (I-285 is a Beltway Interstate highway encircling Atlanta Georgia, for 63 Interstate 575 (I-575 is an Interstate highway Spur route in the United States, which branches off Interstate 75 in Kennesaw and US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. US Route 278 is a spur of US Route 78. It currently runs for 1074 Miles (1728 km) from Hilton Head Island South Carolina to Wickes State Route 3 runs in a generally north-south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border State Route 5 is a route that bisects northern Georgia. It passes through the County seats of Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Jasper, Canton State Route 6 (also known as Tuskegee Airmen Parkway in Fulton County Thornton Road in Douglas County C State Route 8 is a west-east route located in the US state of Georgia. Routing State Route 92 begins at Taylor Street ( US 19 Business/ U State Route 120 begins at SR 100 near Tallapoosa and ends at West Crogan Street ( U State Route 176 in Georgia runs for about fifteen miles from C State Route 280 is a state route located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area in the U State Route 360 is a state highway located in northwest Georgia. Cherokee County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Douglas County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Paulding County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Bartow County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. A city block, urban block or simply block is a central element of Urban planning and Urban design. An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface Public square and city square redirect here For Public Square Cleveland see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square.

From here, the north/south boundary heads west on Georgia 120, which is Whitlock Avenue and Dallas Highway. Dallas is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5056 at the 2000 census All addresses actually on this road are considered "southwest", even on the north side of the street, To the east, it follows 120 (South Park Square, Roswell Street, and Roswell Road), then onto Lower Roswell Road, and finally skipping to Paper Mill Road across a roadless strip, and down a small section of Johnson Ferry Road to the river. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area preserves a series of sites between Atlanta Georgia and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River

The east/west boundary follows Church Street and its extension north to Bell's Ferry Road, with all addresses on it being "northwest", even on the east side of the street. To the south, it follows an arbitrary path toward Mableton, usually running between roads instead of along them.

Because the USPS delivers mail from post offices in other counties in some places, it has assigned the names and ZIP codes of those cities to areas in Cobb. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS This creates a situation where an address can appear to be in southeast Atlanta, but is actually northwest of Atlanta in southeast Cobb, for example.

Demographics

As of 2006, there were 679,325 people, 248,303 households, and 169,178 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,998 people per square mile (763/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 261,659 housing units at an average density of 770 per square mile (301/km²). The racial makeup of the county in 2006 was 63. 0% White, 22. 6% Black, 0. 5% Native American, 4. 1% Asian, 0. 0% Pacific Islander, 8. 8% from other races, and 1. 4% from two or more races. 11. 1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 248,303 households out of which 35. 80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 30% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31. 20% were non-families. 23. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 71 and the average family size was 3. 25.

In the county the population was spread out with 26. 10% under the age of 18, 9. 00% from 18 to 24, 36. 50% from 25 to 44, 21. 50% from 45 to 64, and 6. 90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95. 90 males.

As of 2005, the mean income for a household in the county was $81,672, and the mean income for a family was $95,142. Males had a median income of $50,656 versus $39,547 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,631. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 3% of families and 8. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 6. 80% of those age 65 or over.

Government and elections

Cobb County Courthouse
Cobb County Courthouse

Under Georgia's home rule provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal laws or constitutions. Home rule refers to a demand that constituent parts of a state be given greater self-government within the greater administrative purview of the central government Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity When this home rule was enacted for Cobb by the Georgia General Assembly in the early 1960s, Ernest W. Barrett became the first chairman of the new county commission. The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Ernest W Barrett was the first Chairman of the new County commission in Cobb County, Georgia, after the Georgia General Assembly A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county Government in Local government in some states of the

Cobb County is currently governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, which has both legislative and executive authority within the county. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. In Politics, authority ( Latin Auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to Potestas and Imperium The chairman of the Board is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from single-member districts; though during 2004, the commission has discussed adding at least one member, to keep up with the county's growing population. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. The Board hires a county manager who oversees day-to-day operations of the county's executive departments. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior

County residents also elect a sheriff, district attorney, probate court judge, clerk of superior court, state court solicitor, chief magistrate judge (who then appoints other magistrate court judges), superior court judges, state court judges, tax commissioner, surveyor, and a seven-member board of education. The following is a table of those currently holding office as of September 2007:

Office Holder Office Holder
Sheriff Neil Warren State Court Solicitor Barry E. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts Morgan
District Attorney Pat Head Chief Magistrate Judge Frank Cox
Probate Court Judge David Dodd Tax Commissioner Gail Downing
Clerk of the Superior Court Jay Stephenson

In addition to the county sheriff, the constitutional chief law enforcement officer of the county, Cobb County has a separate police department under the authority of the Board of Commissioners. A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid Taxes from other people or corporations A court clerk ( British English clerk to the court; American English clerk of the court or clerk of court) is an Officer of the Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force The sheriff oversees the jail, to which everyone arrested under state law is taken, regardless of the city or other area of the county where it happens, or what police department makes the arrest. Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www

Taxes

In addition to the 4% statewide sales tax, Cobb County levies an additional 2% for special projects, each 1% subject to separate renewal every few years by countywide referendum (including within its cities). A sales tax is a Consumption tax charged at the Point of purchase for certain goods and services A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita This funds mainly transportation and parks. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human Cobb levies a 1% tax to lower property taxes, but only for the public school budget, and not the additional 1% HOST homestead exemption for general funds. Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed Homestead exemption is a legal regime designed to protect the value of the homes of residents from Property taxes, Creditors and circumstances arising from the death It has also voted not to pay the extra 1% to join MARTA, which has made operating and expanding that rapid transit system difficult even in the two counties where it does operate. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway

At the beginning of 2006 it became the last county in the state to raise the tax to 6%, which also doubled the tax on food to 2%. Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an The SPLOST barely passed by a 114 vote margin, or less than one-quarter of a percent, in a September 2005 referendum. In the US state of Georgia, a special-purpose local-option sales tax ( SPLOST) can be levied by any County, for the purpose of PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita The revenue will go to a new county courthouse and expanded jail, and toward various road projects [1]

Cities and communities

Unincorporated:

Formerly incorporated:

Existing communities:

  • East Cobb - (E)
  • Sandy Plains - (NE)
  • Blackwell - (N)
  • Clarkdale - (S)
  • Noonday - (N)
  • Mt. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had Austell is a city in Cobb and Douglas Counties in the US state of Georgia. Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 21675 at the 2000 census Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Smyrna is a City in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total Population Mableton is a Census-designated place in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Vinings is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated Town in Cobb County, Georgia, just across the Chattahoochee River Fair Oaks is a Census-designated place (CDP in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Chattahoochee Plantation is an area of east-southeastern Cobb County, Georgia, which was incorporated as a City in 1961 as a legislated Bethel - (NE)
  • Powers Park - (SE)
  • Due West - (W)
  • Lost Mountain - (W)
  • Mars Hill - (WNW)
  • Macland - (WSW)
  • Westoak - (NE)

Modern communities:

Part of northeastern Cobb is considered unincorporated Roswell and unincorporated Sandy Springs; and part of southeastern Cobb (mainly Vinings) is considered unincorporated Atlanta. Powers Park is located east-southeast of Marietta and is defined by Interstate 75 to the west Delk Road to the south Terrell Mill Road to the east Lower Roswell Road to the The Cumberland area (also known as Cumberland/Galleria of the seminal office park that spurred its growth is a modern Edge city of Atlanta Georgia with approximately Town Center at Cobb (often called Town Center Mall) is a regional Shopping mall located in Kennesaw Georgia near Atlanta. Roswell is a City located in northern Fulton County Georgia. As of the 2000 census the city had a total Population of 79334 Sandy Springs is a newly incorporated city incorporated in December 2005 All three cities are in neighboring Fulton County. Portions of far northeastern Cobb are considered to be unincorporated Woodstock, which is actually in Cherokee County. Woodstock is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. Those areas carry a Woodstock zip code.

Major businesses

Transportation

Recreation

Education

Colleges and universities

Schools

Public schools

Private schools

Public libraries

References

  1. ^ Cobb County, Georgia
  2. ^ Find a County. The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is a Short line Freight Railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth Georgia (now within Marietta, near Genuine Parts Company ( is a Fortune 1000 company that was founded in 1928 Glock GmbH (trademarked as GLOCK) is a weapons manufacturer of handguns that are trade marked as "Safe Action Pistols Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 285 (I-285 is a Beltway Interstate highway encircling Atlanta Georgia, for 63 Interstate 575 (I-575 is an Interstate highway Spur route in the United States, which branches off Interstate 75 in Kennesaw and Cobb County Airport - McCollum Field is a public Airport located 21 miles (34 km northwest of the Central business district of Atlanta, immediately Cobb County Airport - McCollum Field is a public Airport located 21 miles (34 km northwest of the Central business district of Atlanta, immediately The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of Railroad tracks for storing sorting or loading/unloading Railroad cars and/or Locomotives Cobb Community Transit or CCT is the Bus Public transit system in Cobb County Georgia, one of Metro Atlanta 's three most populated Six Flags White Water is a Water park located on US 41 in Marietta Georgia, in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area preserves a series of sites between Atlanta Georgia and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, at 905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive between Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia, preserves a Civil War battleground Lake Acworth is a 90-acre or 36-hectare Lake located southwest of the city of Acworth Georgia. Lake Acworth is a 90-acre or 36-hectare Lake located southwest of the city of Acworth Georgia. Lake Allatoona (rarely called Allatoona Lake, its Government name is a U Marietta National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Marietta in Cobb County Georgia. The Silver Comet Trail is a paved multi-use recreational Trail in western Georgia. Six Flags Over Georgia is a 230-acre theme park located west of Atlanta, in Austell Georgia. Six Flags White Water is a Water park located on US 41 in Marietta Georgia, in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta. Chattahoochee Technical College (commonly Chattahoochee Tech, sometimes CTC) is a two-year state Technical college located in the Kennesaw State University, also referred to as KSU or Kennesaw State, is a Public, Coeducational, Comprehensive University Life University is located in Marietta Georgia. It specializes in degrees in Chiropractic, and also offers programs in Pre-Chiropractic Business Nutrition Sport Southern Polytechnic State University ( SPSU or Southern Tech) is "Georgia's Technology University" located just northwest of Atlanta in The Cobb County School District is the County Government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia United States Marietta City Schools may refer to either of two School districts of Public schools in the U Cumberland Christian Academy is a Christian school located in Austell Georgia. Mount Paran Christian School is a private Christian school located in Kennesaw Georgia, USA. St Joseph's High School or St Joseph High School may refer to Australia St The Walker School, formerly known as the Joseph T Walker School, is located on Cobb Parkway ( U Whitefield Academy may refer to Whitefield Academy (Georgia &mdash Mableton Georgia Whitefield Academy (Kentucky &mdash The Cobb County Public Library System ( CCPLS) is the System of 17 libraries in Cobb County, Georgia, USA &mdash excluding National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ ACS: Ranking Table - Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
  4. ^ bizjournals: How 100 counties ranked in wealth

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