Adairsville
| Adairsville | |
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| Nickname : Granary of the State | |
 Downtown with the historic railway depot (left) |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Bartow County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 22 ′ N , 84 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 4,648 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 290.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 16.0 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 16.0 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 219 m |
| Postal code : | 30103 |
| Area code : | +1 770 |
| FIPS : | 13-00436 |
| GNIS ID : | 0310389 |
| Website : | www.adairsvillega.net |
| Mayor : | Kenneth Carson |
Adairsville is a city in Bartow County in the US state of Georgia with 4648 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Adairsville is located about 20 km northwest of Cartersville and about 100 km northwest of Atlanta .
history
Adairsville originated before the Cherokee were driven out of the area from the settlement of the Scottish immigrant John Adair, who married a Cherokee. The construction of the Western and Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga should be decisive for the development of the place . In 1847 a railroad depot was built on William Watts' land. Watt's house is still preserved today and is located on a hill above the village. After the establishment of the depot, the place began to grow significantly and forges, windmills and hotels were established. As a result of the upswing, the place was recognized as a municipality in 1854 and known as the "Granary of the State". During the Civil War , the town was one of the scenes of the Andrews raid ("Great Locomotive Chase") in April 1862 and on May 17, 1864 there was a skirmish between associations of the Northern States under William T. Sherman and the Confederate in the area of Adairsville Troops held under Joseph E. Johnston . In memory of the events of 1862, the three-day “Great Locomotive Chase Festival” is held annually in Adairsville on the first weekend of October.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 4648 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 1684 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.76 people per household. There are a total of 1939 households.
71.9% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.26 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 43.1% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 18.2% of all households.
33.3% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 13.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 31 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.
81.0% of the population identified themselves as white , 13.8% as African-American , 0.3% as Native American and 0.8% as Asian Americans . 2.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.5% to several ethnic groups. 5.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .
The average annual income per household was 44,314 USD , while 12.9% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
In 1987, parts of the city ( Adairsville Historic District ) were added to the National Register of Historic Places as cultural monuments . The neighborhood is home to many pre-Civil War residential buildings and churches, as well as Victorian-style buildings . It is worth mentioning the historic railway depot, which today houses a railway museum. Five miles outside of Aldairville is the Barnsley Gardens Resort , a mansion and garden that was built in the 1840s in a romantic style.
traffic
Adairsville is crossed by Interstate 75 , US Highway 41 and Georgia State Route 140 . The nearest airport is Chattanooga Airport (around 90 km north).
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 351 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one rape, six robberies, ten assaults, 38 break-ins, 107 thefts and three car thefts.
sons and daughters of the town
- Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934), criminal
- Vic Beasley (born 1992), American football player
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on the page of the American Battlefield Protection Program (English)
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ GEORGIA - Bartow County in the National Register of Historic Places, Listing # 87,002,043th
- ^ Preserving the Past for our Future. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011 ; accessed on January 2, 2014 (English, description of the museum on the Adairsville homepage).
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Adairsville-Georgia.html