Smyrna, Georgia
Location in Cobb County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°52′19″N 84°31′6″W / 33.87194, -84.51833
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Cobb
Government
- Mayor	Max Bacon
Area
- Total	16 sq mi (41. Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically 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 US state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties. Under the Georgia Constitution, counties are granted Home rule to deal with Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center For the Missouri jurist legislator and co-author of " Let the eagle soar. 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. 4 km²)
- Land	16 sq mi (41. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	40,999
- Density	2,949. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (1,135. 7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	770
FIPS code	13-71492[1]
GNIS feature ID	0356541[2]
Website: http://www.ci.smyrna.ga.us/

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Street map of Smyrna.

Abstract

Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center 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 As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,999. 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 Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 47,643. Estimation is the calculated Approximation of a result which is usable even if Input data may be incomplete or uncertain.

Smyrna is one of the closest suburbs to Atlanta, located near the northern intersection of I-285 and I-75, which is the site of Cumberland and the Cobb Galleria. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Interstate 285 (I-285 is a Beltway Interstate highway encircling Atlanta Georgia, for 63 Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. 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 Cobb Galleria is a large office park with six skyscrapers located in the Cumberland / Vinings district of Cobb in the U It is also near Vinings, Marietta, and Mableton, Sandy Springs and the affluent Buckhead district of Atlanta. Vinings is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated Town in Cobb County, Georgia, just across the Chattahoochee River Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Mableton is a Census-designated place in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Sandy Springs is a newly incorporated city incorporated in December 2005 Buckhead is an Uptown District within the city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Entertainment and Recreation

Located nearby in Cumberland is the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and Cumberland Mall, along with additional shopping. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is a Performing arts venue located in the Cumberland/Galleria Edge city, just northwest of Atlanta Georgia Cumberland Mall, located in the Cumberland district of Metropolitan Atlanta near the suburbs of Smyrna and Vinings, opened on August Smyrna also borders the start of the Silver Comet Trail which is popular for bicycling and walking, and some extensions of the trail have been built further into Smyrna to expand access to the trail ^{[3] [4]}. The Silver Comet Trail is a paved multi-use recreational Trail in western Georgia. Smyrna is also a short trip to the Six Flags Over Georgia (in Southwest Cobb County), and Six Flags Whitewater in Marietta. Six Flags Over Georgia is a 230-acre theme park located west of Atlanta, in Austell Georgia. Six Flags Inc (commonly Six Flags) is one of the world's largest chains of Amusement parks and Theme parks, based on quantity of properties Smyrna is also not too far from Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium. The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Pemberton Place, is billed as the "world's largest aquarium" with more than 8

"Market Village" in the city center often has open-air concerts and festivals. There are also various small parks throughout the city, including public pools, tennis courts and playgrounds and a linear park with walking trail along Spring Road.

Business and Industry

Home Depot, Glock and the Weather Channel also have headquarters close to the edge of Smyrna. The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services Glock GmbH (trademarked as GLOCK) is a weapons manufacturer of handguns that are trade marked as "Safe Action Pistols The Weather Channel (also TWC) is a commercially-sponsored US It was also the site of the corporate offices of the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. A Lockheed Martin plant is also located nearby in Marietta. Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of

Urban Renewal

Like many parts of inner metro Atlanta, Smyrna has rebounded from urban decay in the 1990s to become an affluent area.

In 1991, to reinvent its image, Smyrna began a very successful community redevelopment project known as "Market Village" to create a well-defined downtown. Included were a large community center and 28,000 square foot public library. There's also a mixed retail and residential district modeled after a vibrant early 1900s city village, including a square with a fountain. This, and other expansions have revitalized the downtown area and acted as a magnet for further redevelopment throughout the city -- including thousands of upscale homes - mostly townhouse and condo communities replacing older neighborhoods. As a result of the redevelopment, and Smyrna's key location of a residential suburb in the center of metro Atlanta, the population has skyrocketed.

There's additional mixed retail/residential/office redevelopments around the "Market Village". Ground has broken on Jonquil Village, which is a redevelopment of Jonquil Plaza at the corner of Spring and Atlanta Rd across from "Market Village". Less than a half mile down, the Belmont Hills plaza is going to be redeveloped, at the corner of Windy Hill and Atlanta Rd. Ground is expected to break on Belmont Hills in 2011. Both these villages, like "Market Village" in Smyrna, and "Market Square" in Vinings are designed to resemble a lively city village of yesteryear with fountains and antique street lamps.

Some additional work being done in Smyrna are streetscape beautification projects, including a linear park on Concord Rd. Additional parkland projects are the Riverview Rd trail and Silver Comet Trail extensions in that area. The Silver Comet Trail is a paved multi-use recreational Trail in western Georgia.

Geography

Smyrna is located at 33°52′19″N, 84°31′6″W (33. 871854, -84. 518380). ^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13. 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 9 square miles (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²), of which, 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 square miles (36. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 14%) is water.

Smyrna is located about 10 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

The city's official symbol is the jonquil (a flower). Known as the "Jonquil City", it derives this name from the thousands of jonquils that flourish in gardens and along the streets in early spring. A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature.

The general terrain of the area is characteristic of the Piedmont region of Georgia, characterized by hills with broad ridges, sloping uplands, and relatively narrow valleys. Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching Smyrna sits at an altitude of about 1,150 feet above sea level.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 40,999 people, 18,372 households, and 9,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,949. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (1,138. 8/km²). There were 19,633 housing units at an average density of 1,412. 6/sq mi (545. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59. 4% White, 27. 2% African American, 0. 4% Native American, 3. 9% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 6. 6% from other races, and 2. 4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13. 8% of the population.

There were 18,372 households out of which 22. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36. 2% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48. 3% were non-families. 37. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 21 and the average family size was 2. 92.

In the city the population was spread out with 19. 5% under the age of 18, 10. 8% from 18 to 24, 43. 8% from 25 to 44, 17. 6% from 45 to 64, and 8. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,572, and the median income for a family was $53,821. Males had a median income of $38,896 versus $35,465 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,637. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 7% of families and 8. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. 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 9% of those under age 18 and 8. 7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Smyrna is located near three interstate highways: I-75, I-20, and I-285. 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 Downtown Atlanta is a 15-minute drive at off-peak hours via I-75. In addition, several principal arterial roadways, such as Cobb Parkway (U. S. Highway 41), Atlanta Road (Old State Highway 3) and South Cobb Drive (State Highway 280), pass through the municipality.

Smyrna may have a future stop on the Marietta-Atlanta commuter rail line being proposed by the Georgia Rail Passenger Program

Politics

Max Bacon is the current mayor of Smyrna. The Georgia Rail Passenger Program (GRPP is a set of plans as yet unbuilt for intercity and commuter rail in the U A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Past and present civic leaders have included Bacon's father Arthur Bacon, Frank Johnson, Harold Smith, Robert Moultrie, Charles "Pete" Wood, Bill Scoggins, Hoot Gibson, Lorena Pruitt, Wade Lnenicka,^[6] and Jim Hawkins. Other notables from the area include former U. S. Representative Bob Barr and former Atlanta Brave Ron Gant. Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr Jr (born Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and

Smyrna's politics are an interesting study in location and trends. A longtime stronghold for traditional, small-town, conservative Southern Democrats living literally next door to ever-increasingly liberal and cosmopolitan Atlanta, even well into the 1990s, it is now seen as a largely Republican district, located inside a strong Democratic enclave with a growing minority population (South Cobb), located in a predominantly Republican county (Cobb County). Southern Democrats are members of the US Democratic Party who reside in the U As a result, although local officials are nonpartisan, state and federal representation is fairly evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.

History

Pioneers began settling the area in 1832. By the late 1830s, a religious encampment called Smyrna Camp Ground had become a popular travel destination and was well-known throughout Georgia. After the completion of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1842 the area began to grow. The Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A is a historic railroad that operated in the southeastern United States from Atlanta, Georgia (map to Chattanooga It was known by several names until 1872 – Varner’s Station, Ruff’s Siding, Neal Dow and Ruff’s Station. The city was incorporated with the name Smyrna in 1872.

Two Civil War battles occurred in the area, the Battle of Smyrna Camp Ground on July 3, 1864 and the Battle of Ruff’s Mill the next day. The area’s businesses, homes and 1849 covered bridge (since rebuilt and still in use today) were burned by Sherman’s troops.

Smyrna made history when it elected a woman mayor, Lorena Pace Pruitt, in 1946. The nearby Bell Bomber plant that produced B-29 bombers during World War Two was reopened by Lockheed in 1951 and became a catalyst for growth. The population grew dramatically during the next two decades from 2,005 in 1950 to almost 20,000 by 1970.

Municipal

Smyrna is served by Cobb County Public Schools. The Cobb County School District is the County Government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia United States Campbell High School, a magnet school for the IB Program, lies within the city limits. Campbell High School is one of sixteen Public high schools in the Cobb County School District. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish

The city operates the Smyrna Public Library. The Smyrna Public Library is the only independent city-operated Library in the State of Georgia. This is the only city-operated library system in Georgia and is separate from the Cobb County Public Library System (CCPLS). The Cobb County Public Library System ( CCPLS) is the System of 17 libraries in Cobb County, Georgia, USA &mdash excluding

Notable residents and natives

• Julia Roberts, actress, born in Atlanta on October 28, 1967, moved to Smyrna in 1972. Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model.
• Josh Smith, 2005 NBA Slam Dunk Champion and guard/forward for the Atlanta Hawks. Joshua Smith (born December 5 1985 in College Park Georgia) is an American professional Basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia.

References

External links

• Smyrna official city website
• Smyrna info at Georgia.gov
• Smyrna Public Library
• Comprehensive History of Smyrna, Georgia (1832 to Present) from the Smyrna Historical and Genealogical Society

• Smyrna, Georgia is at coordinates 33°52′19″N 84°31′06″W / 33.871854, -84.51838 (Smyrna, Georgia)Coordinates: 33°52′19″N 84°31′06″W / 33.871854, -84.51838 (Smyrna, Georgia)